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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.
'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson
The man known as Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks or military action.
Though the woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and aided his stratospheric rise, she did not know him as well as she thought.
The drone Ska ffen-Amtiskaw thought it knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers, and it believed the man to be a burnt-out wreck - but not even its superlative machine-intelligence could see the horrors in his past.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
BANKS IAIN M.
Iain M. Banks fue el seudónimo utilizado por el escritor escocés Iain Banks 1954-2013 para publicar sus obras de ciencia ficción, diferenciándolas de sus novelas de ficción contemporánea.
Es ampliamente reconocido como una de las figuras más influyentes de la ciencia ficción británica contemporánea gracias a la creación de la Saga de la Cultura The Culture series , un universo literario compuesto por diez novelas que retratan una sociedad interestelar, utópica, humanista y post-escasez, gobernada por inteligencias artificiales benévolas conocidas como "Mentes".
