Author Last Name,
Author First Name,
Pages,
Binding,
ISBN 10,
ISBN 13,
Condition,
Publisher,
Date Published,
Genre,
Specifications
Author Last Name:
Banks
Author First Name:
Iain
Pages:
512
Binding:
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN 10:
0553575376
ISBN 13:
9780553575378
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Spectra
Date Published:
1/1/1998
Genre:
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Description
Iain M. Banks Is A True Original, An Author Whose Brilliant Speculative Fiction Has Transported Us Into Worlds Of Unbounded Imagination And Inimitable Revelatory Power. Now He Takes Us On The Ultimate Trip: To The Edge Of Possibility And To The Heart Of A Cosmic Puzzle.... Diplomat Byr Genar-hofoen Has Been Selected By The Culture To Undertake A Delicate And Dangerous Mission. The Department Of Special Circumstances--the Culture's Espionage And Dirty Tricks Section--has Sent Him Off To Investigate A 2,500-year-old Mystery: The Sudden Disappearance Of A Star Fifty Times Older Than The Universe Itself. But In Seeking The Secret Of The Lost Sun, Byr Risks Losing Himself. There Is Only One Way To Break The Silence Of Millennia: Steal The Soul Of The Long-dead Starship Captain Who First Encountered The Star, And Convince Her To Be Reborn. And In Accepting This Mission, Byr Will Be Swept Into A Vast Conspiracy That Could Lead The Universe Into An Age Of Peace...or To The Brink Of Annihilation.
