CodeByJeff reviewed Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #1)
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, …
Good story, a bit long, didn't measure up to what I'd heard
3 stars
The early chapters - under Kraiklyn - were fun, action-packed adventure. It gradually slowed.
I thought Banks did a great job mixing the different characters thoughts together to keep the pace going at the end, but still could have been cut down a bit. Didn't really have any great morale message or anything like that