4.04 avg rating — 24,376 ratings

"The setting, the characters, the story. It's one of my favourites, although Against a Dark Background would probably score higher, not to mention Consider Phlebas. Decisions, decisions."

4.04 avg rating — 9,247 ratings

"A toss up between this one and The Quantum Thief."

4.15 avg rating — 7,693 ratings

"A toss up between this one and The Skinner. Asher has since sadly become pretty terrible in his latest works."

4.01 avg rating — 32,300 ratings

"A choice between this, Broken Angels or Black Man."

4.07 avg rating — 22,241 ratings

"I hated his revelation space series, but his writing has since improved considerably."

4.01 avg rating — 53,836 ratings

"This books is one of the darkest I have ever read. Right along with Behemouth."

4.03 avg rating — 114,830 ratings

"It's that good."

4.11 avg rating — 29,812 ratings

"Also, haunting and melancholy. Brilliant."

4.24 avg rating — 32,531 ratings

"One of Reynolds' best novels, although I really Century Rain."

3.91 avg rating — 12,850 ratings

"The original title, Black Man, aims to shock, and this book does, in spades."

4.27 avg rating — 30,223 ratings

"I loved this one, as I do almost all Culture novels."

4.23 avg rating — 29,371 ratings

"Banks' reigns supreme, and so does this book."

3.98 avg rating — 9,415 ratings

"I would have liked to have added the Merchant Princes, but this one is also brilliant."