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Use of Weapons

Culture Series, Book 3

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Use of Weapons

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.

'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson

The man known as Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks or military action.

Though the woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and aided his stratospheric rise, she did not know him as well as she thought.

The drone Ska­ffen-Amtiskaw thought it knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers, and it believed the man to be a burnt-out wreck - but not even its superlative machine-intelligence could see the horrors in his past.

Praise for the Culture series:

'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday

'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian

'Banks's sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics' New Scientist

'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman

'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph

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

Also now available:
The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.©1990 Iain M. Banks (P)2012 Hachette Digital Science-fiction Space opéra Fiction
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Use of Weapons is a tale of two narratives - one moving forward, the other moving backward. The story follows the exploits of the roguishly charming and mildly unhinged Cheradenine Zakalwe, a man who could charm the paint off a starship.

The narrative structure of Use of Weapons is reminiscent of a temporal game of cat and mouse, with Banks cleverly (though sometime confusingly) weaving the two timelines together. The world-building is as rich and varied as the cultures within the Culture itself, and the characters are brought to life with the skill of a master storyteller.

For a science fiction book written 30 years ago it’s surprisingly fresh.

A good, sometimes confusing, read

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Id assumed that this series would be the way i often think of star trek. Lighthearted and hopeful, maybe something i can leave on in the background while running. Make no mistake; the culture is utopean, but this story is not. This is a heavy read, like the biography of a grim historical figure. Really brought out by the performance. I don't think i will re-read this one, bit im quite glad to have experienced it.

Heavy and difficult. But the climb was worth it.

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Really enjoyed this one and loved the twist at the end. Highly recommend this story about the Culture.

Best Culture book so far!

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Closer to suspense then sci-fi. Great twist at the end. definitely recommend it to anyone seeking something a bit more cerebral.

Great Read

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I had heard this was the best Culture novel so my expectations were high, and I came away a bit disappointed. I didn't like it as much as Player of Games, and the non-linear story organization was more confusing than interesting. Maybe reading it would have suited the style better, but listening to it, I had trouble following along.

Not bad, not great

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Not a relaxing listen as I was always needing to figure out where I was in the storyline.

Story bounces around way too much

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Tough going at times, as the narrative often drags, and entire chapters are unnecessary. But the ending was unexpected, so the author deserves full credit for that.

Surprise ending!

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This feels like an artist tried too hard to be sophisticated and ended up producing pretentious modern art. The story does not flow, the characters are generally unlikable, and the stakes are muddied. The writing is exceptionally good, Banks is undeniably a master of his craft, but the story is extremely weak.

Tries Too Hard

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I love this format for book but not for audio, I found this book very difficult to follow along. I only listened to it sporadically while running errands or doing yard work, and whenever I picked it back up I would forget what direction the story was going at the place I last left it. Peter Kenney did a great job, and the story was fine but the format was wrong for this medium.

Very difficult to follow along

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The book’s reveal, which I will not spoil, simply ruined it for me. Made the entire book feel like a huge lie written solely for the last pages to make any sense rather than being there to make it meaningful, a justification rather than a process.

Confusing for confusion’s sake

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