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The algebraist / Iain M. Banks

by Iain M. Banks

In 4034 AD, a Slow Seer travels among the inhabitants of a gas giant to recover an ancient secret before an interstellar war begins. The mission for the Mercatoria hegemony involves navigating the complex society of the Dwellers to preserve galactic civilisation.

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