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Matter / Iain M. Banks.
In a distant-future, highly advanced society of seemingly unlimited technological capability, a crime is committed 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, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy. Concealing her new identity--and her particular set of abilities--might be a dangerous strategy. 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.--From publisher description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316005364
- ISBN: 0316005363
- Physical Description: 593 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Orbit, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Culture novel."--Jacket. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Government investigators > Fiction. Siblings > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Life on other planets > Fiction. Space colonies > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Henry County Library System.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County - Main Library | Fic B22I (Text) | I0000000098932 | Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
In a distant-future, highly advanced society of seemingly unlimited technological capability, a crime is committed 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, it means returning to a place she'd thought abandoned forever. Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy. Concealing her new identity--and her particular set of abilities--might be a dangerous strategy. 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.--From publisher description.
