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Inversions: Available Copies

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk (1999)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $1.31
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $8.57

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk (1999)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $1.31
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $8.57

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London (1999)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $2.62
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $9.88

The sixth Culture book from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. In the winter palace, the King's new physician has more enemies than she at first realises. But then she also has more remedies to hand than those who wish her ill can know about. In another palace across the mountains, in the service of the regicidal Protector General, the chief bodyguard, too, has his enemies. But his enemies strike more swiftly, and his means of combating them are more traditional. Spiralling round a central core of secrecy, deceit, love and betrayal, INVERSIONS is a spectacular work of science fiction, brilliantly told and wildly imaginative, from an author who has set genre fiction alight. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781857236262
    Publisher: Orbit (1998)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $3.45
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $10.71

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237092
    Publisher: Orbit (1988)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $3.98
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $11.24

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781416583783
    Publisher: Pocket books (1998)


    Seller: Shasta Library Foundation (Redding, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $6.00
    Shipping: $5.50
    TOTAL Cost: $11.50

Reddish wraps with yellow/red lettering on front and spine . Spine is straight, no crease. Binding is tight. Content is clean, no markings. 352 p. 6 x 9 x 0.77 inches. 1.24 lb. This copy has not been open/read.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Orbit 27/05/1999 (1999)


    Seller: AwesomeBooks (Wallingford, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.24
    Shipping: $6.47
    TOTAL Cost: $11.71

This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Orbit (1999)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $1.84
    Shipping: $10.18
    TOTAL Cost: $12.02

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Orbit (1999)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $1.84
    Shipping: $10.18
    TOTAL Cost: $12.02

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857239065
    Publisher: Orbit (1999)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $5.16
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $12.42

A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9781857236262
    Publisher: Orbit (1998)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $2.66
    Shipping: $10.18
    TOTAL Cost: $12.84

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237092
    Publisher: Orbit 04/06/1998 (1998)


    Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $4.39
    Shipping: $9.05
    TOTAL Cost: $13.44

Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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Inversions (Culture)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Orbit 27/05/1999 (1999)


    Seller: Bahamut Media (Reading, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.17
    Shipping: $9.05
    TOTAL Cost: $14.22

Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk (1999)


    Seller: Dream Books Co. (Denver, CO, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $14.33
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $14.33

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk (1999)


    Seller: medimops (Berlin, Germany)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $4.74
    Shipping: $9.80
    TOTAL Cost: $14.54

Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pocket Books (2000)


    Seller: Dearly Departed Books (Alliance, OH, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
    Book Price: $12.00
    Shipping: $4.00
    TOTAL Cost: $16.00

First American edition with the full number line present. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket. Black remainder mark on the edges of the book's lower page block. Dust spotting to the edges of the upper page block. The jacket has a light wrinkle at the rear panel's lower edge.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857237634
    Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk (1999)


    Seller: Goodwill of Silicon Valley (SAN JOSE, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $12.14
    Shipping: $3.99
    TOTAL Cost: $16.13

Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in Acceptable condition! Any other included accessories are also in Acceptable condition showing use. Use can include some highlighting and writing, page and cover creases as well as other types visible wear such as cover tears discoloration, staining, marks, scuffs, etc. All pages intact.

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Inversions (Cycle de la Culture) (Ldp Science Fic)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9782253066835
    Publisher: LGF (2003)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $8.97
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $16.23

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Inversions (Paperback or Softback)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781982156107
    Publisher: Gallery Books 12/5/2023 (2023)


    Seller: BargainBookStores (Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $16.39
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $16.39

Inversions 0.3

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Inversions Culture
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781416583783
    Publisher: Gallery Books (2007)


    Seller: SecondSale (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $16.41
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $16.41

Very Good

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Inversions [Paperback] Banks, Iain M.
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781982156107
    Publisher: Gallery Books (2023)


    Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $12.66
    Shipping: $3.99
    TOTAL Cost: $16.65

Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780356521688
    Publisher: Orbit (2023)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $14.09
    Shipping: $2.64
    TOTAL Cost: $16.73

Unread book in perfect condition.

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Inversions (Paperback)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780356521688
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, London (2023)


    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Fairfield, OH, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $16.78
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $16.78

Paperback. The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson In the winter palace, the King's new physician has more enemies than she realises. But then she also has more defences than even her most hardened adversaries could imagine.In another palace, far across the mountains, sits the regicidal Protector General. His chief bodyguard also has enemies to worry about, with the threat of treachery and assassination never far away.And beneath the surface of these feudal courts - behind the spies, murders, politics and intrigues - lies an entirely di fferent kind of threat, an entity that nobody would ever suspect.Praise for the Culture series:'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian'Banks's sci-fi, at its best, is staggeringly inventive, beautifully written, dramatic and often very funny. His stories are packed with ideas, warships with minds very much of their own, alien races, charismatic drones and intergalactic politics' New Scientist'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail. A stunning new reissue edition of Inversions - a space opera of stunning power and awesome imagination, from the modern master of science fiction, Iain M. Banks Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780356521688
    Publisher: Orbit (2023)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $14.15
    Shipping: $2.64
    TOTAL Cost: $16.79

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Inversions Format: Paperback
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781982156107
    Publisher: Simon and Schuster (2023)


    Seller: INDOO (Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $17.34
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $17.34

Unread copy in mint condition

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Inversions Format: Paperback
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781982156107
    Publisher: Simon and Schuster (2023)


    Seller: INDOO (Avenel, NJ, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $17.44
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $17.44

Brand New

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780743411967
    Publisher: Pocket Books (2001)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $17.49
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $17.49

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.44

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780743411967
    Publisher: Pocket Books (2001)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $17.49
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    TOTAL Cost: $17.49

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780671036683
    Publisher: Atria (2000)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $10.68
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $17.94

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Inversions
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Hardcover
    ISBN: 9780671036683
    Publisher: Atria (2000)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $10.68
    Shipping: $7.26
    TOTAL Cost: $17.94

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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