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Iain M. Banks |
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Little, Brown and Co., 2009 Orbit, 2009 |
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2010 Campbell Nominated |
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Synopsis
There is a world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse. Such a world requires a firm hand and a guiding light. But does it need the Concern: an all-powerful organization with a malevolent presiding genius, pervasive influence and numberless invisible operatives in possession of extraordinary powers?
Among those operatives are Temudjin Oh, of mysterious Mongolian origins, an un-killable assassin who journeys between the peaks of Nepal, a version of Victorian London and the dark palaces of Venice under snow; Adrian Cubbish, a restlessly greedy City trader; and a nameless, faceless state-sponsored torturer known only as the Philosopher, who moves between time zones with sinister ease. Then there are those who question the Concern: the bandit queen Mrs. Mulverhill, roaming the worlds recruiting rebels to her side; and Patient 8262, under sedation and feigning madness in a forgotten hospital ward, in hiding from a dirty past.
There is a world that needs help; but whether it needs the Concern is a different matter.
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The scenario gives Banks the opportunity to riff on how proportionate a response society ought to have to terrorism and on the (in)efficacy of torture. One of his characters also skewers “the invisible hand.” Devotees of Iain M Banks ... - Launched this week: Official Iain Banks iPhone App - Iain [M] Banks
The release of the app is timed to coincide with the publication of the paperback edition of Transition and will act as a companion to the novel, offering exclusive material including: unseen chapters, character biographies, ... - Transition is a 2010 Campbell Award Finalist - Iain [M] Banks
Transition is a 2010 Campbell Award Finalist. June 23rd, 2010 in Awards & Accolades. Iain [M] Banks' current novel, Transition, has been named as a finalist for the prestigious 2010 John W. Campbell Memorial Award. ... - Adventures in Reading: 2010 Hugo Award Nomination List
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Iain M. Banks' latest novel Transition, in bookstores this week, will jelly your brains in brilliant weirdness. Banks turns political world-building on its head in this exciting tale of an Earth-based multiverse in turmoil, ... - Iain M. Banks: Transition
More books should have these effects. I think that will suffice. I recommend it to the curious and the flexible among you. {{Retrieved from geoffarnold.com via RSS/ATOM.}} Iain M. Banks: Transition. - The SF Site Featured Review: Transition
Transition. Iain M. Banks Iain M. Banks was born in Dunfermline in 1954 and lived in North Queensferry, Fife. He was educated at Stirling University (1972-1975) getting a degree in English. He worked as a non-destructive testing ... - New Releases This Week (Sept 7)
Sept. 10. Cold Magic by Kate Elliott; Transition by Iain M. Banks. As always, if I have missed a book you're looking forward to this week, let me know in the comments! This is by no means a complete list! Related posts: ... - Transition, Iain M. Banks
This is the latest from Iain “[M]” Banks, but already a year old. It's a relatively simple romp through a multiverse where every action creates a fork between universes, and only a few elite, controlled by a shadowy organization called ... - Transition by Iain [M] Banks – reviews round-up - Iain [M] Banks
A new Iain [M] Banks book is always going to generate plenty of review coverage and conversation around the blogosphere and Transition, with its blend of literary and sf-nal tropes and themes, has certainly carried on that trend. ...
