Use of Weapons (Culture #3)

Recommended by Elon Musk, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #38 in Space Opera, Ranked #55 in Culture

The man known as Cheradenine Zakalwe was one of Special Circumstances' foremost agents, changing the destiny of planets to suit the Culture through intrigue, dirty tricks and military action.

The woman known as Diziet Sma had plucked him from obscurity and pushed him towards his present eminence, but despite all their dealings she did not know him as well as she thought.

The drone known as Skaffen-Amtiskaw knew both of these people. It had once saved the woman's life by massacring her attackers in a particularly bloody manner. It believed the man to be a lost cause. But...
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Elon Musk Founder/SpaceXCompelling picture of a grand, semi-utopian galactic future. Hopefully not too optimistic about AI. (Source)


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