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  • Consider Phlebas

  • Culture Series, Book 1
  • Auteur(s): Iain M. Banks
  • Narrateur(s): Peter Kenny
  • Durée: 16 h et 25 min
  • 4,4 out of 5 stars (173 évaluations)

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Consider Phlebas

Auteur(s): Iain M. Banks
Narrateur(s): Peter Kenny
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The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.
War rages across the galaxy. Billions have died, billions more are doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, face cold-blooded, brutal destruction. The Idirans ­fight for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles are at stake. There can be no surrender.

Within this cosmic conflict, a crucial battle of wits is waged. Deep within a fabled labyrinth, on a Planet of the Dead forbidden to mortals, lies a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans desperately seek it. It is the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, to actually ­find it - and with it their own destruction.

The Culture series:
Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of Weapons
Excession
Inversions
Look to Windward
Matter
Surface Detail
The Hydrogen Sonata
The State of the Art

Other books by Iain M. Banks:
Against a Dark Background
Feersum Endjinn
The Algebraist

©1987 Iain M. Banks (P)2010 Hachette Digital

Ce que les critiques en disent

'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson

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Mis-fire

Consider Phlebas is something of a grand failure. Clearly, Mr Banks has wooed a size-able following, and so I don't mean his failure is material or communicative. Rather, the failure of the novel relates to its intended purpose: to introduce a new reader to the relatively unique concept of the Culture (a space-faring social Utopia that is Banks' response to traditional science fiction conceits) by ushering it in through the eyes of a sworn opponent, and then convincing the reader to mis-believe that perception.

To do that, an author needs the trust and confidence of the reader - and to gain that trust and confidence, the author must demonstrate that they can handle the task they are set about. It ultimately doesn't matter whether Banks can succeed in convincing readers that the Culture is a force for good if those same readers have quit the book in frustration.

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Missing Its 2nd Dimension So Totally It Breaks

This book is weird. It has characters (1st Dimension). It has large world that makes alot of sense and is very interesting (3rd Dimension). That is why it is so confusing. Its characters are like 2 dimensions pieces of inconsistent paper with not just no coherent thought processes, but with like.. none. Its like they have no object permanence. Peoples actions and thoughts were wholly railroaded the entire book pulled along by the single character that apparently actually had free will: The main character. Its like they all knew they were side characters, just accepted it or something and didn't bother to break the mold.

The epilogue having to do with the characters was just complete and utter nonsense. You don't take someone with that level of education and professionalism and then make them surprised/misunderstand the very things they were raised and trained to understand out of nowhere. She already knew the answers. WHY WAS SHE SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS.

I think this author has alot of great ideas when it comes to thought experiments and universe building. I enjoyed the adventure through their universe and the questions they raised. How we got around though... what...

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A tragedy

This book was well written and had interesting characters.

I guess that I just I do not like dark stories.

My favorite part was the epilogue.


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for your consideration

an exploration of what it means to be human, what it means to be truly phlebas.

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An enjoyable experience

I really enjoyed both the book and narrator. I now want to listen to the entire series as 'The Culture' has me hooked.

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Like a long good episode of Blake’s 7

This was an enjoyable listen, with a Blake’s 7eque story line set in a well thought out Galactic setting.

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I really enjoyed this :)

Really enjoy the whole culture theme. Very good narration with animated and great accents. I especially enjoy listening to the book. Makes it much easier to follow. Will listen to more of the series.

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A glorious space opera

Read this several years ago, but wanted to experience it again as an audio book. I was not disappointed as the reading and characterization were excellent. As for the the story, it’s filled with unique, sometimes off-putting (the Eaters…), but always interesting characters, concepts and set-pieces. A great intro to Banks’ Culture books.

A truly wonderful sci-fi novel and a conceptual thrill ride throughout!

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A bit hard to follow

I love the Culture series but this one was definitely a lot harder to follow for me. There was just so much thrown at me - maybe it would have been better in hardcopy. I still enjoyed it though.

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A great read for future-realists

Great narration, well conceived and well written book. The brutal, pessimistic plot, while good future-realism, isn't for me.

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