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Science Fiction · 2000 · PG-13

Look to windward

by Iain Banks

Two suns go nova — and a suicide mission reaches Masaq Orbital, eight hundred years later.

For14+GenreScience FictionLength388 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

Some

War violence; suicide

Language

Barely any

Mild language

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief sexual content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of grief, complicity, and the long consequences of war

What this book is about

Banks's 2000 Culture novel follows an Intimate-class Hub Mind and a Chelgrian war veteran as grief, art, and revenge intertwine. Some violence; thoughtful and melancholy. For adults.

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Violence

Suicide

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