{"product_id":"matter-iain-m-banks-paperback","title":"Matter -- Iain M. Banks, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enovel 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one brother 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcealing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Culture Series \u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iain M. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.2\" H x 5.5\" L x 1.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780316005371\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51738632782123,"sku":"9780316005371","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780316005371.jpg?v=1774219003","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/matter-iain-m-banks-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}