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Softcover, uncorrected proof in advance of the hardback first edition. Signed by Iain Banks at the title page. Pink wraps with black titling and illustration, good with scuffing, creasing, moderate edgewear, 1-inch tear from top edge of front hinge, and a 1/2-inch tear from the bottom. Slight forward tilt to spine; spine wrinkled; binding sound. Foxing to top of textblock, light soil to textblock edges. Text bright and unmarked.

Consider Phlebas is the first novel in Iain M. Banks's acclaimed Culture series. Blending grand scale science fiction with brilliant characterization, it tells the story of Horza, a shape-changer and enemy of the Culture, on a mission to capture a powerful AI.