{"product_id":"use-of-weapons-9780316030571","title":"Use of Weapons","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a lost cause. But not even its machine could see the horrors in his past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFerociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, \u003ci\u003eUse of Weapons\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece of science fiction. \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":50604717310226,"sku":"9780316030571","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24e79bee-1805-497c-b319-cc70759b4124.jpg?v=1732263486","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/use-of-weapons-9780316030571","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}