Book Excerpt for the Day

    Gurgeh sat between Professor Boruelal and one of his old flames; Vossle Chu, the woman whose hobbies had in the past included iron-foundry.  She had crossed from Rombree, on Chiark’s farside from Gevant, to come and see Gurgeh off.  There were at least ten of his former lovers among the crowd squeezed around the table.  He wondered fuzzily what the significance might be that out of that ten, six had chosen to change sex and become – and remain – men over the past few years.

 

    From The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks.

    8*/10.  The complete review is here.

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