The Hydrogen Sonata

, #10

eBook, 364 pages

English language

Published Oct. 1, 2012 by Little, Brown Book Group.

ISBN:
978-1-4055-1284-8
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3 stars (1 review)

The Scavenger species are circling. It is, truly, the End Days for the Gzilt civilization. An ancient people, organized on military principles and yet almost perversely peaceful, the Gzilt helped set up the Culture ten thousand years earlier and were very nearly one of its founding societies, deciding not to join only at the last moment. Now they've made the collective decision to follow the well-trodden path of millions of other civilizations; they are going to Sublime, elevating themselves to a new and almost infinitely more rich and complex existence. Amid preparations though, the Regimental High Command is destroyed. Lieutenant Commander (reserve) Vyr Cossont appears to have been involved, and she is now wanted - dead, not alive. Aided only by an ancient, reconditioned android and a suspicious Culture avatar, Cossont must complete her last mission given to her by the High Command. She must find the oldest person in …

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Good, but not the best Culture novel. I am sad that Iain M. Banks is dead, because for all their faults, the Culture books are great to be absorbed in. They are a journey. And although the destination is often lacklustre the ride is entertaining, and the driver sure knows how to handle the craft.