Against a Dark Background

From science fiction master Iain M. Banks comes a standalone adventure of one woman on the run in an isolated galaxy. Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilization based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith's apotheosis, and her only hope of escape is to find the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns before the Huhsz find her.Her journey through the exotic Golterian system is a destructive and savage odyssey into her past, and that of her family and of the system itself.

sharrow Was Once The Leader Of A Personality-attuned Combat Team In One Of The Sporadic Little Commercial Wars In The Civilization Based Around The Planet Golter. Now She Is Hunted By The Huhsz, A Religious Cult Which Believes That She Is The Last Obstacle Before The Faith's Apotheosis, And Her Only Hope Of Escape Is To Find The Last Of The Apocalyptically Powerful Lazy Guns Before The Huhsz Find Her.

her Journey Through The Exotic Golterian System Is A Destructive And Savage Odyssey Into Her Past, And That Of Her Family And Of The System Itself.

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on The Run From A Cult Of Intergalactic Religious Fanatics Who Want Her Death, The Lady Sharrow Emerges From Retirement To Seek Out A Powerful Artifact That May Save Her Life--the Legendary Lady Gun, A Weapon That Kills By Altering The Reality Around It. The Author Of Consider Phlebas ( Lj 5/15/88) And The Player Of Games ( Lj 2/15/89) Has Constructed A Richly Hued, Far-future Tapestry For His Latest Space Adventure. Sophisticated Prose, Complex Characters, And An Unbridled Imagination Combine In This Tale Of High Drama And Intrigue. A Good Choice For Most Libraries.

Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic little commercial wars in the civilization based around the planet Golter. Now she is hunted by the Huhsz, a religious cult which believes that she is the last obstacle before the faith's apotheosis, and her only hope of escape is to find the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns before the Huhsz find her. Her journey through the exotic Golterian system is a destructive and savage odyssey into her past, and that of her family and of the system itself A former combat leader during a series of commercial wars orbiting the planet Golter, Sharrow is targeted by a religious cult that believes she is a final obstacle to the faith's apotheosis, a situation that forces her to seek out the last of the apocalyptically powerful Lazy Guns. Original. Fresh off the bestselling success of Consider Phlebas and Use of Weapons, Banks traverses an amazing new universe in his latest space adventure--filledwith incredible characters, exotic adventure, unbounded imagination, and darkwit