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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780316030571
ISBN: 0316030570
Label: Orbit
Manufacturer: Orbit
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: July 28, 2008
Publisher: Orbit
Sales Rank: 11810
Studio: Orbit
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The 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Ferociously intelligent, both witty and horrific, USE OF WEAPONS is a masterpiece of science fiction.
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This book has so many qualities, both good and bad, that it is hard to summarize my feelings about it. It is very well-written, on the level of the sentence and the paragraph and the scene. That isn't surprising as Banks is very talented. The structure is both brilliant and annoying. We follow the protagonist on two trips; one into his past. My pedestrian tastes didn't find that so appetizing, although the final impact was worth it.
The protagonist is a military genius but Banks, who ... Read More
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I hate books that do not end well. I've read two books by this author and they both had depressing endings. This one was especially bad.
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Two unique plot threads focus on the same man: Zakalwe, a killer-cum-war strategist for hire in the far future. One plot thread jumps backward, describing poignant moments in Zakalwe's development as he learns the "use of weapons." The second thread moves forward sequentially, following a thoroughly war-weary Zakalwe looking for answers to the age-old question of why we fight. In the end, both threads dovetail in a finale that will surprise you.
All in all, "Use of Weapons" is a startlingly ... Read More
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For those who haven't encountered Iain M. Banks "Culture" series, this is the third volume. All can be read independently, as each has its own character set and storyline. His setup is ingenious: there are many humanoid species in the galaxy, and the Culture represents a post-scarcity civilization with a self-appointed role as agents of change (or meddlers) in the affairs of less advanced groups. "Use of Weapons" follows the career of Zakalwe, a Culture agent engaged in many military operations over a long ... Read More
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"Use of Weapons" by Iain M. Banks, © 1990
This was a slightly confusing book. The people stayed the same, but the times changed and I did not really understand the sequence of events. At times it was obvious that it was the beginning, other times the end, but a lot of the inbetween was confusing as to which happened before which.
Zakalwe was a hired gun for a culture that was beyond his understanding. He was a trained assassin. He was not always on the winning side and he was hurt a lot. ... Read More
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