Science fiction Thriller 1990

Use of Weapons by Iain Banks

Published in Spanish as El uso de las armas

A stunning new reissue edition of the third Culture novel from Iain M. Banks - one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.

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What it is

Spies, moles and state secrets · it tells it with no filter

What happens in it

Two timelines Espionage

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How it's told

Structure
Two timelines
Who tells it
Third person, up close
Its world
An invented world

Before you pick it up

Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like two stories that end up meeting
  • you're drawn to the dark side of people
  • you like a book that makes you think

Maybe not if…

  • you like to keep your feet on the ground
  • you're after something comforting

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