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The Algebraist by Iain M Banks

Iain M Banks' science fiction has been described as 'space opera' for its sweeping scale and confident deployment of a vast cast of other worlds. Science fiction fans adore the coherence and authority of his writing, other readers relish the studies of human (and other) behaviour. And of course, the endless supply of inventive names for spaceships, planets, characters, as Banks's irrepressible enjoyment in his creations bubbles over into the more serious business of the universe.

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Robert Crawford, Spirit Machines

Scottishness, treating language as a great new toy to be taken apart and investigated, the daft and magical jargon of technology, masculinity, what makes us human, and what takes us out of our usual worlds – all Robert Crawford's favourite topics. Good science fiction can also come in short bites.

Spirit Machines by Robert Crawford

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Pairings & synopses

	High Fidelity | Zoom!
	The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency | The Good Neighbour
	The Family Way | Newborn
	The Algebraist | Spirit Machines
	The God Of Small Things | Postcards From God
	The Night Watch | The Book Of Blood
	Fleshmarket Close | Dead Redhead
	Bridget Jones's Diary | Leaving And Leaving You
	Quite Ugly One Morning | Bad Shaman Blues
	The Shipping News | The Tree House
	Shadow Of The Wind | The Eyes
	Back When We Were Grownups | Granny Scarecrow