I also read online that there was an insert removed from later paperback editions, giving further clues to the Culture. My guess is that she was displaced from orbit. In fact, they could not find any trace of her or her relatives in Drezen at all. On top of that, they could no longer find any trace of her and the medical technology of the time of Drezen did not match the knowledge that she possessed. Special Circumstances alludes to the military intelligence section of Contact, the part of the Culture that deals with establishing diplomatic relations with other cultures. …but had sent a note declining the invitation citing an indisposition due to special circumstances. On the boat, on the way back, the Doctor was invited to a dinner with the captain, but she sent a note: When Vossil was about to be tortured and 3 men died almost instantaneously and when she disappeared from her ship heading back do Dezen. I count only two instances where things happened that could not be explained.
The setting is almost medieval and there is no mention of technology or magic, as technology would appear to 14th century people. Banks.Īt first glance, this does not appear to be a Culture novel. This is a spoiler free review of the science-fiction novel Inversions by Iain M. I have enjoyed reading most of them, though I regard Excession and The Algebraist as his best. It is also the seventh novel I have read from him in a few short days, including Feersum Endjinn, The Algebraist, Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games, Against A Dark Background and Excession. This is the 8th science-fiction novel from Scottish writer Iain M.
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