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Set in the year 4034 AD, humanity has expanded beyond the solar system, yet the Nasqueron Dwellers—habitants of a gas giant on the galaxy’s edge—remain isolated, regarded as decadents and speckled by rumor. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer in their court, is dispatched by the Machiavellian Mercatoria— a powerful, baroque military‑religious empire—to find a secret that has lain buried for half a billion years. As he journeys deeper into the Nasqueron culture, the threat of war grows ever closer, threatening both his people and the precarious balance of the wider civilization. The narrative blends far‑future science‑fiction with intricate politics, exploring themes of secrecy, cultural isolation, and the looming inevitability of conflict.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Iain Banks
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