Review of "Use of Weapons" by Ian M Banks

 

This is the third novel in The Culture series, and quite different from the others. The plot is more complex, it shifts backwards and forwards in time, and there is some confusion about who the characters are. I have a slight suspicion that it was assembled out of a series of disparate stories, because the atmosphere and the descriptions of places and characters are great - it's just a hard-to-follow narrative thread. 

Still enjoyable, mind you.