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by Iain M. Banks

Seeking retribution for her murder, a woman becomes caught in a galactic conflict over the ethics of digital afterlives. Supported by a Culture warship, she navigates a war spanning virtual and physical realms as civilisations battle for control over stored souls.

Accession 35177 ISBN 9781841498935 Publisher —
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