In a world renowned even within a galaxy full of wonders, a crime within a war For one brother it means a desperate flight, and a search for the one - maybe two - people who could clear his name For his brother it means a life lived under constant threat of treachery and murder And for their sister, even without knowing the full truth, it means returning to ожйзв a place she'd thought abandoned forever Only the sister is not what she once was; Djan Seriy Anaplian has changed almost beyond recognition to become an agent of the Culture's Special Circumstances section, charged with high-level interference in civilisations throughout the greater galaxy Concealing her new identity - and her particular set of abilities - might be a dangerous strategy, however In the world to which Anaplian returns, nothing is quite as it seems; and determining the appropriate level of interference in someone else's war is never a simple matter MATTER is a novel of dazzling wit and serious purpose An extraordinary feat of storytelling and breathtaking invention on a grand scale, it is a tour de force from a writer who has turned science fiction on its head Автор Иэн Бэнкс Iain Banks Родился в Дамферлайне (Шотландия) в семье морского офицера Окончил университет Стерлинга, работал в больнице, был садовником и дворником В 1975 году путешествовал автостопом по Европе и Северной Африке, впоследствии работал на сталелитейном заводе и на.  diamondИздательство: Orbit, 2008 г Суперобложка, 608 стр ISBN 0316005363.