Matter
by Iain Banks · first published 2008
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In 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.Only 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 inte
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…a world with a big river where humans are reborn after they die on earth. Use of Weapons - 2nd time I read it. One of the more popular Iain Banks Culture novels. Dungeon Crawler Carl #1 - Loved it. Matter - 2nd time I read it. This is another Banks Culture novel. This book is actually very good. Most of it takes places on a megastructure planet with different levels. Assassin's Apprentice - I don't get…
on “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” ↗Peter Kenny is the narrator for most of Iain Banks' Culture series. Hearing a different narrator for Matter just felt off, I've come to associate Peter's accent with the setting.
on “Your throat hurts, your brain hurts: the life of the audiobook star” ↗