The Hydrogen Sonata

first publication date:  2012-10-04
part of:  Culture series
part of the series:  Culture series
original title:  The Hydrogen Sonata
original language:  British English
follows:  Surface Detail

The Hydrogen Sonata is a science fiction novel by Scottish author Iain M. Banks, set in his techno-utopian Culture universe. The hardcover edition was released on 4 October 2012 in the United Kingdom, and on 9 October in the United States. The book's release marked 25 years since the publication of Banks' first Culture novel. A paperback edition of the book was released on 5 September 2013 in the United Kingdom, and on 10 September in the United States. The Hydrogen Sonata was Banks' last science fiction novel, as he died of gall bladder cancer in June 2013.The Hydrogen Sonata of the title is a fictional work of music, a highly complex composition, which is woven into the plot. It is played on a stringed instrument which requires the player to sit in it like a chair. One of novel protagonists, Vyr Cossont, has undergone bodily enhancement to grow the two extra arms needed, ideally, to play it. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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