{"product_id":"matter-iain-m-banks-9780316005371","title":"Matter","description":"\u003cb\u003eA\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enovel 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Unexpectedly savage, emotionally powerful, and impossible to forget.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConcealing 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Culture Series \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas \u003cbr\u003eThe Player of Games \u003cbr\u003eUse of Weapons \u003cbr\u003eThe State of the Art \u003cbr\u003eExcession \u003cbr\u003eInversions \u003cbr\u003eLook to Windward \u003cbr\u003eMatter \u003cbr\u003eSurface Detail \u003cbr\u003eThe Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain M. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316005371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316005371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.80d","brand":"Iain M. Banks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052073742591,"sku":"9780316005371","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30cfb2fb-d593-4cee-8796-c2821c290fde.jpg?v=1685016807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/matter-iain-m-banks-9780316005371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}