Resumo de The Algebraist

A Review on ?The Algebraist? by Iain M. Bank?s

?The Algebraist? is another one of Iain Bank?s? epic sci-fi novels, however this one isn?t set around his famous culture universe, it is a totally new worn-torn galaxy, and it isn?t set too far in the distant future. It touches on human life suggesting that we are part of the class of ?quick? races, the short lived species, whereas the rulers of the galaxy are the Mercatoria. The human hero is named Fassin Taak a ?slow-seer? who works with the Dwellers who can live billions of years, exploring their libraries and memories.
To any hardcore sci-fi fan who keeps up to date with Iain M. Bank?s? work then this novel will be a fascinating read, epic in proportion and rich its in diversity of sci-fi grandeur. However to any other reader this may appear confusing at first, as with any of Bank?s? books you have to read a good part of the novel before you start to piece together the whole picture, as he doesn?t hand it to you on a silver plate. So as Fassin soon discovers that he?s unearthed an ancient secret that is of unimaginable importance, it?s a race to see whether the mighty villain Luseferous or the mercatorian rescue fleet will get to Fassin first.
Luceferous is a powerful man whose hobbies include torture and genocide, we meet him first in the novel, and it is a fitting beginning to a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, as Fassin desperately searches for the numbers that will save humanity.
As with any of Iain Bank?s? books the characters are utterly bizarre and enjoyably readable, as with the ancient and elusive Dwellers to the cruel and twisted mind of Luceferous, Bank?s never fails to create a world that is so lush with life, and teeming with mysteries that the reader will never put the book down. Any sci-fi fan will be well aware of Bank?s? reputation for writing great sci-fi novels, and this is no exception. He creates a galaxy that is alive and fascinating, and the inhabitants are quite remarkably alien, the language he uses transports the reader-whether they like it or not-to another place, as he mathematical and scientific language aren?t comparable with any other sci-fi writer, he creates the ins and outs of a totally foreign galaxy.
The novel is as turbulent as the gas giant which it is set on, leading to a thrilling climax and a revelation which will stun the reader, Iain Bank?s has written another classic sci-fi novel.

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