About “Consider Phlebas”
Set against a vast war between the Culture and the religious Idiran Empire, this novel follows Horza, a shape-shifting mercenary who sides with the Idirans out of distrust for machine intelligence. He is sent on a perilous mission to recover a fugitive Culture Mind that has hidden itself on a forbidden, off-limits world. His journey becomes a sprawling chase across hostile environments and strange company.
Book details
- First published
- 1987
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