The avatar shrugged. “An Orbital is just unconsciousness matter, even if it does represent a lot of effort and expended energy. Their Minds were already safe, long gone. The human deaths were what I found affecting.”
“Did
many people die?”
“Three
thousand four hundred and ninety-two.”
“Out
of how many?”
“Three
hundred and ten million.”
“A
small proportion.”
“It’s
always one hundred percent for the individual concerned.”
(from Look To
Windward by Iain M. Banks)
8½*/10. The complete review is here.
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