User:Philcha/Sandbox/Surface Detail
Sources
- Surface Detail by Iain M Banks – review - Naomi Alderman - The Guardian - Saturday 23 October 2010
- Surface Detail, By Iain M Banks - Roz Kaveney - The Independent - Friday, 15 October 2010
- Iain M Banks: Surface Detail - Alastair Mabbott - Herald Scotland - 11 Oct 2010
- Book review: Surface Detail, by Iain M Banks - Francis Spufford - Scotsman.com
- Surface Detail, By Iain M Banks - Doug Johnstone - The Independent - Sunday, 7 November 2010
- Surface Detail by Ian Banks - Sam Wood - Northwords Now (http://www.northwordsnow.co.uk/)
- Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks - Abigail Nussbaum - Strange Horizons - 13 June 2011
- Book review: 'Surface Detail' by Iain M. Banks - Jeff VanderMeer - Los Angeles Times - 1 January 2011
- Surface detail hides deep questions in new Banks novel - Clare Wilson - New Scientist - Reed Business Information Ltd. - 11 November 2010
- Russell Letson reviews Iain M. Banks - Russell Letson - Locus Publications - Wednesday 29 December 201
Lead
| Author | Iain M. Banks |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | The Culture |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
Publication date | 2010 |
| Publication place | Great Britain |
| Media type | Print (Hardback[1] & Paperback) |
| Pages | 627 pages[1] |
| ISBN | [[Special:BookSources/978-1-84149-895-9%7F%27%22%60UNIQ--ref-00000002-QINU%60%22%27%7F |978-1-84149-895-9[1]]] Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Preceded by | Matter'[1] |
Plot
Among a member of a human-like species, Lededje Y'breq wears a full-body tattoo which brands her as a slave of the powerful tycoon Veppers, who frequently rapes her and, when she tries to escapes, kills her.[2] Neither knew that an eccentric Culture ship had implanted into Lededje brain a "neural lace", which at the woman's death sent a copy of her memories to the General Systems Vehicle Sense Amid Madness, Wit Amidst Follow.
Similar personality copying techniques allows the soldier Vateuil to fight in a variety of environments, including a mainly energy being which moves between layer and fractures of ice.[2]
The rulers of an elephant-like species maintain a Hell with which they punish for ever those whose conduct the ruler dislike. Prin and Chay volunteer to sent copies of their souls into this Hell and expose the atrocities, but only Prin is able to return.[2]
Themes
Reviews
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