{"product_id":"surface-detail-9780316123419","title":"Surface Detail","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurface Detail \u003c\/i\u003eis among Iain M. Banks' Culture novels, a breathtaking achievement from a writer whose body of work is without parallel in the modern history of science fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt begins with a murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLededje 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBenevolent, enlightened and almost infinitely resourceful though 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Culture Series \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas \u003cbr\u003eThe Player of Games \u003cbr\u003eUse of Weapons \u003cbr\u003eThe State of the Art \u003cbr\u003eExcession \u003cbr\u003eInversions \u003cbr\u003eLook to Windward \u003cbr\u003eMatter \u003cbr\u003eSurface Detail \u003cbr\u003eThe Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Banks\u003c\/b\u003e came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987 and began his celebrated ten-book Culture series. He is acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Orbit","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613025341714,"sku":"9780316123419","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c984b3f8-23e3-4846-8044-1fb8c50dc03d.jpg?v=1732384022","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/surface-detail-9780316123419","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}