![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the way the numeral chapters were written each one could be a short story on its own. ![]() I found that while the story that moved from chapter to chapter was straightforward, the numeral chapters kept you guessing. This makes the book in my opinion outstanding. When the current time and the past collides the puzzle suddenly fits and the ?aha? moment arrives. The numeral chapters give the listener hints an a little bit of insight into the person and being of Cheradenine Zakalwe. There are two numbering systems in the book, a story going from chapter to chapter in chronological order and a numeral system which consists of back flashes seemingly arranged in a reverse chronological order. What happens if this fa?ade cracks? The story is complexly structured. Banks hereby raises the question of superpowers using unknown front figureheads and groups to do their dirty bidding in ensuring that the world is shaped according to their will. When listening to the story it might help asking yourself ?What is the weapon(s) used in the story and by whom? When Special Circumstances a division of Contact, the (machine-humanoid symbiotic) Culture?s ?Intelligence Agency? uses the man, Cheradenine Zakalwe, as an agent to do its dirty work, it eventually has to come to terms with his past. He uses his stories to raise important ethical questions and to comment on the political establishment of the day. Banks writes (what I would call) philosophical science fiction. ![]()
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