Transition
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Imagine a world that is one of infinite parallel worlds, that hangs suspended between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, in the shadow of suicide terrorism and global financial collapse. Presiding over this world is the Concern, an all-powerful organisation whose operatives possess extraordinary powers. There is Temudjin Oh, an unkillable assassin; Adrian Cubbish, restlessly greedy City trader; and the Philosopher, a state-sponsored torturer who moves between the time zones with sinister ease.
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This one is pretty much a hybrid Iain Banks and Iain M. Banks where Sci-Fi meets twisted social dissection. Think The Bridge but not quite as good. It took me a few attempts to get into this, all the narrators and stories found me flicking back and forth to help me anchor myself. I don't think I ever fully “got” it but I did enjoy the ride. Expect some gratuitous sex and violence and recurrent confusion if you attempt it. Probably only suitable for Banks' aficionados, particularly those who drift further towards the M. side of his works.
