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Violence
Some
SF violence; war; torture
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief sexual references
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of intelligence, time, and the politics of galactic civilization
What this book is about
Banks's 2004 standalone science fiction novel (not Culture) follows Fassin Taak among the gas-giant-dwelling Dwellers. Features violence and some dark content. For adults.
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Violence and torture
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