SURFACE DETAIL discussion (The Culture group read)
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It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters.
It begins with a murder.And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself.
Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for power is without limit. Prepared to risk everything for her freedom, her release, when it comes, is at a price, and to put things right she will need the help of the Culture.
Benevolent, enlightened and almost infinitely resourceful thought it may be, the Culture can only do so much for any individual. With the assistance of one of its most powerful - and arguably deranged - warships, Lededje finds herself heading into a combat zone not even sure which side the Culture is really on. A war - brutal, far-reaching - is already raging within the digital realms that store the souls of the dead, and it's about to erupt into reality.
It started in the realm of the Real and that is where it will end. It will touch countless lives and affect entire civilizations, but at the center of it all is a young woman whose need for revenge masks another motive altogether.
This thread is for the discussion of Surface Detail, the ninth book set in the Culture universe.
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3elenchus
Posted my review here.
As a standalone novel, this one was as fun to read as any Culture novel, but upon reflection a bit of a letdown. Not so much further insight into the Culture universe or into Contact, more a slam-bang space opera. For me, those are fun while I'm reading, but not as meaty.
Wish there had been a bit more on the Unfallen Bulbitians.
As a standalone novel, this one was as fun to read as any Culture novel, but upon reflection a bit of a letdown. Not so much further insight into the Culture universe or into Contact, more a slam-bang space opera. For me, those are fun while I'm reading, but not as meaty.
Wish there had been a bit more on the Unfallen Bulbitians.
