Consider Phlebas
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Descripción editorial
The first book in Iain M. Banks's seminal science fiction series, The Culture. Consider Phlebas introduces readers to the utopian conglomeration of human and alien races that explores the nature of war, morality, and the limitless bounds of mankind's imagination.
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. The Idirans fought for their Faith; the Culture for its moral right to exist. Principles were at stake. There could be no surrender.
Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, actually to find it, and with it their own destruction.
The Culture Series
Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of Weapons
The State of the Art
Excession
Inversions
Look to Windward
Matter
Surface Detail
The Hydrogen Sonata
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Visionary Galactic Future
“Consider Phlebas” by Iain M. Banks offers a compelling vision of a vast, semi-utopian galactic future, brimming with advanced technology, sprawling civilizations, and complex political dynamics. Banks brilliantly weaves a narrative that challenges our perceptions of AI and its potential role in society, perhaps offering a glimpse of what might be possible—or cautioning us against unchecked optimism. This novel stands out as a personal favorite, not just for its intricate plot and rich world-building but for the profound philosophical questions it raises about humanity, morality, and the future of civilization. Reading it evokes a bittersweet longing for a more enlightened era, making our current reality feel all the more primitive by comparison. Truly a masterpiece that serves as both a thrilling adventure and a manual for a more advanced society.