7/5/2023 0 Comments The excessionIt’s intriguing to see the many agendas at play, evidence that the Minds don’t always reach a consensus, that there’s friction amongst the ranks. After playing a secondary role in the previous books, Bank’s makes them the focus, exploring their varied natures and personalities. What’s neat though is that the Minds are the stars of this novel. It takes far too much time for the story to heat-up, the early part of Excession weighed down by tangents, too many characters and conversations between the Minds that are entertaining but repetitive. It all sounds exhilarating, but those plot points I’ve just mentioned happen well into the novel. The Affront is also bound for the anomaly, stealing a moth-balled fleet of Culture warships so they can stake their claim. The ship that Dajeil calls home, the Sleeper Service, is heading toward the Excession (the MacGuffin in space). The third narrative is a tale of love gone sour between the perpetually pregnant Dajeil and the promiscuous Genar-Hofoen. The second involves a war between the Culture and the overly aggressive Affront. The first, and most fascinating, is the appearance of a spatial anomaly that the Culture recognises as exhibiting technology in advance of their own. Excession features three interweaving storylines.
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