Inversions

by Iain M. Banks

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Atria, 2000-02-01. Hardcover. Good. COLLECTIBLE! 1st Printing (Stated, w/full number line) 2000 Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster (Publisher; NY) HARDBACK; text clean/UNMARKED; color cover very mild surface rubbing/minimal edge wear w/no tears or nicks; price unclipped; spine strong; NOT x-library; No remainder mark; Not book club; 343 pages + 6 preliminary pgs; prologue; 24 chapters; epilogue; author biography w/photograph; wrap-around color cover illustration by Brian Bailey w/design by Matt Galemmo; "a magical interplay of viewpoint + simplicity. At different levels we find romance of medieval royalty, horrors that lie below it,+ prospect of a civilization transforming itself into something marvelously better"--Vernor Vinge; actually a very good copy but rated as just good because of tiny margin whiteout spots on 5 pages; good plus to very good collectible copy of 7-year-old hardback.

Book summary

In a pair of parallel stories, two foreigners--one a doctor and one a soldier--each arrive in different cities and manage to maneuver themselves into positions of influence with the political rulers there. Though this is a science fiction novel, it is not set within the borders of Banks' Culture series. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000.