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Surface Detail

Surface Detail

CyberpunkScience Fiction
Pages
640
Published
2010
Language
English

Synopsis

In a future where consciousness can be uploaded, a woman bearing the marks of her family's shame seeks freedom and revenge. Her journey leads her into a brutal war fought in both physical and digital realms, where the lines between ally and enemy blur. With the help of a powerful, perhaps unstable, warship, she must confront death itself and uncover the true motive behind her quest.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

DarkTenseThought-ProvokingComplex
RevengeMorally Grey

Genres

Cyberpunk Science Fiction Space Opera Literary Fiction

About the author

I
Iain Banks

Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". Source: Wikipedia

Characters

Lededje Y'breqProtagonist
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