Inversions
- 400
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Inversions” is a Culture novel in disguise: two tales of court intrigue, a king’s physician and a ruler’s bodyguard, in a world that looks medieval. Very little is spelled out, and working out what lies behind the pair is the pleasure; anyone who already knows the Culture will catch far more of it. Some readers single out the two leads, the woman doctor above all, and a tension that builds to the climax.
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About the book
Inversions is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1998. Banks has said "Inversions was an attempt to write a Culture novel that wasn't."
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 227 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 61% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 28 | 12% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 199 | 88% |
Frequently asked
How long is Inversions?
It has 400 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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