Inversions
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Inversions
Iain M. Banks
4 people recommended it in 2 threads, 2019–2025.
3 of those were in the last year.
What people on Hacker News said
Banks' Inversions is a Culture novel (SF) that intentionally reads as fantasy if you don't know the Culture setting, while leaving the reader to infer the SF setting if you do.
"Inversions" by Banks is "just" a medieval quest story with magic unless you know The Culture stories, in which case is a interstellar politics story with high tech.
"Inversions" being effectively intentionally a fantasy novel where only the readers (potential) external knowledge of The Culture sets it in an SF setting.
Where it comes up
- My favorite cult sci-fi and fantasy books you may not have heard of before 2025 · 3 recommendations
- Ask HN: Books you plan to read in 2020? 2019 · 1 recommendation