Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
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Published in 1987, 'Consider Phlebas' is the first novel in Iain M. Banks' acclaimed Culture series. It introduces readers to the vast, post-scarcity civilization of the Culture through the eyes of Horza, a Changer, who is tasked by the Idiran Empire to retrieve a rogue Culture Mind from a forbidden planet during a galactic war. The novel sets the stage for the series' exploration of advanced technology, morality, and the nature of conflict.
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