The Algebraist - Iain M. Banks

Iain Banks writes "proper" (which is not perhaps the best word to use for an author whose list includes "Wasp Factory") literary fiction. Iain M. Banks who, on the surface of things, just happens to be the same person , writes mind-blowingly grand space opera. As many a big name in sci-fi and fantasy, Iain M. Banks created a future world in which most of his stories take place - these are so called Culture novels. "The Algebraist " is not a Culture novel, though to be honest it s hard to actually work that one out and only the actual absence of Culture itself as well as the fact that AI is banned rather than one of dominant life forms make ...