Matter

De: Iain M. Banks

Narrado por: Toby Longworth

In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name. For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder. And for their sister, even without knowing the full truth, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever.

Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has changed almost beyond recognition to become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy.

Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy, however. In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter.

MATTER is a novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head.

Good but not Bank’s best.

It’s a culture novel. Above all else, that alone carries a level of quality that is worthwhile. I wouldn’t rank this in my top Culture reads, but it’s solid enough.

very good, could have been even better!

I really enjoyed this one, more than his last couple. he ends this one pretty abruptly though, right when it's really getting interesting.

Does matter matter?

banks delivers the goods. My favorite so far. thank you sir, for all you’ve given us.

Another excellent novel.

Matter is already a stellar book, and Toby Longsworth does an exemplary job with the reading.

Nom, nom, nom. Need more culture!

Another amazing entry from this too soon departed author. Definitely get where autonomous drones, hyperloop, and nuerolink we're implanted into Elon Musk's brain.