Consider Phlebas

A Science Fiction Novel

Hardcover, 471 pages

English language

Published Aug. 13, 1987 by St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:
978-0-312-01752-1
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OCLC Number:
17413510

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3 stars (3 reviews)

Consider Phlebas is perhaps one of the lesser-known, but nevertheless the first, of the revelationary late Iain M. Banks' science fiction books. Consider Phlebas introduces us to the complex world of the mind-controlling, ubiquitous utopia of the Culture, which contrasts to their mortal sentient enemies. Iain Banks creates an imaginative and encapsulating premise to keep the reader hooked for more, with hints of science fiction and alien humour to liven a deadly race against an omnipotent foe.

6 editions

Meh…

2 stars

I guess I expected more… There’s one chapter (the eaters) that you can just skip completly imo. There’s been several times when I just wanted to stop reading (the eater-chapter and gendered stereotypes that continue to exist unchanged in the far future…), but I kept going for some reason and have not been rewarded.

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Subjects

  • Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction