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Excession

AuthorIain M. Banks

NarratorPeter Kenny

SeriesThe Culture, Book 5

Duration15h 55m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy

PublisherLittle, Brown

VersionUnabridged

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Two and a half millennia ago in a remote corner of space, beside a trillion-year-old dying sun from a different universe, the artifact appeared. It was a perfect black-body sphere, and it did nothing. Then it disappeared. Now it is back. Diplomat Genar-Hofoen of Special Circumstances is sent to investigate but, sidetracked by an old flame and the spoiled-brat operative Ulver Seich, and faced with the systematic depravities of a race who call themselves the A­ffront, it's anyone's guess whether he'll succeed . . .

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Ged 12 Apr 2025

Just incredible

Iain M Banks was a genius visionary of new sci-fi, the culture books are so good it hurts my heart and mind that 10 is all we got. They are all incredible in unique ways. Give each care and attention and they’ll give you more than can imagine.

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