{"id":34,"date":"2008-07-18T04:38:41","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T04:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/novaatlantis\/2008\/07\/18\/use-of-weapons\/"},"modified":"2012-10-03T01:56:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T01:56:09","slug":"use-of-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/novaatlantis\/2008\/07\/18\/use-of-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I noticed just now that the new US edition of Iain M. Banks&#8217; <span style=\"font-style: italic\">Use of Weapons<\/span> is available and in stock, no longer just for preorder. It had been out-of-print for years in America, which was too bad, as I think it&#8217;s one of Banks&#8217; best Culture novels. In fact, I remember reading somewhere that it was the first one he wrote, but the structure just didn&#8217;t work until Ken MacLeod suggested trying an experimental, interleaved alternating chronological\/anti-chronological organization of the chapters that made it all come together. It&#8217;s a little confusing at first, but it makes the plot unfold perfectly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.coverbrowser.com\/image\/bestselling-sci-fi-fantasy-2007\/1860-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Highly recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I noticed just now that the new US edition of Iain M. Banks&#8217; Use of Weapons is available and in stock, no longer just for preorder. 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