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Look to Windward

Iain M Banks

Look to Windward

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ISBN:
9781841490595
ISBN-10:
1-841-49059-8

Orbit

An Orbit title

It was one of the less glorious incidents of a long-ago war.

It led to the destruction of two suns and the billions of lives they supported.

Now, eight hundred years later, the light from the first of those ancient mistakes has reached the Culture Orbital, Masaq'.

The light from the second may not

'A mordant wit, a certain savagery and a wild imagination' MAIL ON SUNDAY

Reviews

  • 'In terms of sheer storytelling prowess and verve, LOOK TO WINDWARD is a work of genius' SFX
  • 'Banks keeps ratcheting up the suspense' GUARDIAN
  • 'It’s a gymnasium for the imagination' EVENING STANDARD
  • 'Banks’s mind-expanding future history is unrivalled for imaginative sweep, startling ideas, and savage but wry sense of humour. One of the very best just got even better' STARBURST

Paperback: £8.99

Published 02/08/2001

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