Title: Inversions
Title Record # 12636
Author: Iain M. Banks
Date: 1998-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Culture
Series Number: 6
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Current Tags: science fiction (1), fantasy (1), only humans (1), feudalism (1), first person point of view (1), female protagonist (1), physician (1) Add Tags
Author: Iain M. Banks
Date: 1998-06-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Culture
Series Number: 6
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
Synopsis: On a distant planet, where humans live in a medieval feudal culture and kings and nobles plot and make war against each other, a peasant who is assigned as assistant to a mysterious and talented female physician from overseas, with the aim of secretly spying on her activity, makes his report.
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Nomination | 1998 BSFA | Best Novel |
| Nomination (as Inversionen) | 2001 Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Bestes ausländisches Werk |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inversions | 1998-06-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-626-2 | £16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
345 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
| Inversions | 1998-06-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-709-9 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
336+ [9] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
| Inversions | 1999-05-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-906-7 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
| Inversions | 1999-06-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-763-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
| Inversions | 2000-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-763-3 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
| Inversions | 2000-02-00 | Iain M. Banks | Pocket Books | 0-671-03668-8 | $23.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
343 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Brian Bailey | |
| Inversionen | 2000-06-00 | Iain Banks | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #6346) | 3-453-16198-X | DM 19.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
479 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Thomas Thiemeyer | |
| Inversions | 2001-05-00 | Iain M. Banks | Pocket Books | 0-7434-1196-X | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
376+ [16] |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jerry Vanderstelt | |
| Inversioni | 2003-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Editrice Nord (Narrativa Nord #174) | 88-429-1274-3 | €17.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
376 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
| Inversions | 2005-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-763-3 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ImageState | |
| Inversions | 2007-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-1-85723-763-4 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ImageState | |
| Inversions | 2007-10-00 | Iain M. Banks | Pocket Books | 1-4165-8378-5 | $17.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
343 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Brian Bailey | |
| Inversions | 2008-09-04 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-0-7481-1002-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| Inversions | 2010-04-00 | Iain M. Banks | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7257) | 978-2-253-06683-5 | €7.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
413 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Jackie Paternoster | |
| Inversions | 2023-11-30 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-0-356-52168-8 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
416 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Inversions | 2023-12-05 | Iain M. Banks | Gallery Books | 978-1-9821-5610-7 | $18.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
384 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Inversions | date unknown | Iain M. Banks | Pocket Books | 1-4165-8378-5 | $22.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
343 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Brian Bailey | |
| Inversions | date unknown | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-1-85723-763-4 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
393+ [12] |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ImageState |
Reviews
- Review by Paul J. McAuley (1998) in Interzone, July 1998
- Review by Faren Miller (1998) in Locus, #452 September 1998
- Review by Gary S. Dalkin [as by Gary Dalkin] (1998) in Vector 202
- Review by Kathryn Morrow [as by Kathryn S. Morrow] (2000) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 2000
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (2000) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, October 2000
- Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (2002) in Bifrost, #27