{"product_id":"the-algebraist-paperback","title":"The Algebraist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain M. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs complex, turbulent and spectacular as the gas giant on which it is set, this novel from Iain M. Banks is space opera on a truly epic scale.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An enormously enjoyable book, full of wonderful aliens, a sense of wonder and subtle political commentary on current events.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (Starred Review) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the Nasqueron Dwellers, will be fortunate if he makes it to the end of the year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Nasqueron Dwellers inhabit a gas giant on the outskirts of the galaxy, in a system awaiting its wormhole connection to the rest of civilization. In the meantime, they are dismissed as decadents living in a state of highly developed barbarism, hoarding data without order, hunting their own young and fighting pointless formal wars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Seconded to a military-religious order he's barely heard of - part of the baroque hierarchy of the Mercatoria, the latest galactic hegemony - Fassin Taak has to travel again amongst the Dwellers. He is in search of a secret hidden for half a billion years. But with each day that passes a war draws closer - a war that threatens to overwhelm everything and everyone he's ever known. \u003cp\u003e \"Banks is a phenomenon...writing pure science fiction of a peculiarly gnarly energy and elegance.\" -William Gibson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Banks writes with a sophistication that will surprise anyone unfamiliar with modern science fiction.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFor More from Iain M. Banks, check out: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Culture series: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas \u003cbr\u003e The Player of Games \u003cbr\u003e Use of Weapons \u003cbr\u003e The State of the Art \u003cbr\u003e Excession \u003cbr\u003e Inversions \u003cbr\u003e Look to Windward \u003cbr\u003e Matter \u003cbr\u003e Surface Detail \u003cbr\u003e The Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Banks \u003c\/b\u003ecame to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1984.\u003ci\u003e Consider Phlebas\u003c\/i\u003e, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987 and began his celebrated ten-book Culture series. He is acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763688669472,"sku":"9780316565585","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d657f3f543ea0146698c2b97db5d9fa.webp?v=1780239329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-algebraist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}