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Matter

Written by: Iain M. Banks
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war. For one man 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 interference in civilizations throughout the greater galaxy.

Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy, however. 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.

MATTER is a novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose. An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head. Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Crime War Interstellar
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Although the Culture itself seems almost tangential to the story, with only a couple characters associated with it. a great book on life and perspective, wrapped in a fascinating shell of SciFi. I did miss Peter Kenny as narrator, but Toby Longworth did great.

Another fantastic Culture book

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outstanding space opera. they have a fifteen word minimum review length, which is really annoying. outstanding space opera.

outstanding space opera

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We lost Banks far too soon. He should have outlived the Culture.
Among the best space opera ever written.
Narrator was excellent; calm yet engaging.

One of the best by a genius

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