Inversions

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson In the winter palace, the King's new physician has more enemies than she realises. But then she also has more defences than even her most hardened adversaries could imagine. In another palace, far across the mountains, sits the regicidal Protector General. His chief bodyguard also has enemies to worry about, with the threat of treachery and assassination never far away. And beneath the surface of these feudal courts - behind the spies, murders, politics and intrigues - lies an entirely di­fferent kind of threat, an entity that nobody would ever suspect. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Banks's sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics ' New Scientist 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata The State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson In the winter palace, the King's new physician has more enemies than she realises. But then she also has more defences than even her most hardened adversaries could imagine. In another palace, far across the mountains, sits the regicidal Protector General. His chief bodyguard also has enemies to worry about, with the threat of treachery and assassination never far away. And beneath the surface of these feudal courts - behind the spies, murders, politics and intrigues - lies an entirely di­fferent kind of threat, an entity that nobody would ever suspect. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Banks's sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics ' New Scientist 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata The State of the Art Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist Also now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

" Melcer knows her way around a twisty, suspense-driven plot and has the chops to pull it off ." Analog THE FATE OF HUMANITY HANGS IN THE BALANCE. Decades after Nathalie Hart's fateful mission to Bethesda, Earth teeters on the brink of collapse. As the planet's resources dwindle, the orbital elites of the ruling Yun Ju play a dangerous game with Earth's population from space. A DESPERATE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD. Jason Nevsky, driven by his aunt Nathalie's legacy, fights to save a starving planet. But when he uncovers a sinister political plot, he realizes the Yun Ju will stop at nothing to maintain their power. His mission becomes a desperate gambit that could either save Earth or doom it forever. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. REBELLION. Meanwhile, Jason's estranged daughter Liz joins an elite training program that puts her close to the heart of the Yun Ju's power. But as she rises through the organisation's ranks, Liz finds herself torn between loyalty to her new home and a growing realization of its dark secrets. Father and daughter find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that will determine humanity's future. With time running out and billions of lives at stake, they must each make impossible choices that will shape the destiny of both Earth and the stars. If you loved The Expanse and the intricate political intrigue of Arkady Martine's novels, you won't be able to put down this second book in The Guardian Cycle series. What readers are saying about this book: " A taut and tense tale of exceptional people in extraordinary circumstances , Inversions juxtaposes the realities of agriculture onto political intrigue with gripping results. This is a story of difficult choices and sacrifice set between chaotic poverty on Earth and elegant abundance of the planet's orbital stations. Another fantastic read from MV Melcer !" T J Berry

" Melcer knows her way around a twisty, suspense-driven plot and has the chops to pull it off ." Analog THE FATE OF HUMANITY HANGS IN THE BALANCE. Decades after Nathalie Hart's fateful mission to Bethesda, Earth teeters on the brink of collapse. As the planet's resources dwindle, the orbital elites of the ruling Yun Ju play a dangerous game with Earth's population from space. A DESPERATE PLAN TO SAVE THE WORLD. Jason Nevsky, driven by his aunt Nathalie's legacy, fights to save a starving planet. But when he uncovers a sinister political plot, he realizes the Yun Ju will stop at nothing to maintain their power. His mission becomes a desperate gambit that could either save Earth or doom it forever. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. REBELLION. Meanwhile, Jason's estranged daughter Liz joins an elite training program that puts her close to the heart of the Yun Ju's power. But as she rises through the organisation's ranks, Liz finds herself torn between loyalty to her new home and a growing realization of its dark secrets. Father and daughter find themselves on opposite sides of a conflict that will determine humanity's future. With time running out and billions of lives at stake, they must each make impossible choices that will shape the destiny of both Earth and the stars. If you loved The Expanse and the intricate political intrigue of Arkady Martine's novels, you won't be able to put down this second book in The Guardian Cycle series. What readers are saying about this book: " A taut and tense tale of exceptional people in extraordinary circumstances , Inversions juxtaposes the realities of agriculture onto political intrigue with gripping results. This is a story of difficult choices and sacrifice set between chaotic poverty on Earth and elegant abundance of the planet's orbital stations. Another fantastic read from MV Melcer !" T J Berry