Look to Windward
2000 novel by Iain M. Banks / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Look to Windward is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 2000. It is Banks' sixth published novel to feature the Culture. The book's dedication reads: "For the Gulf War Veterans". The novel takes its title from a line in T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land:
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.āāT.S. Eliot, The Waste Land, IV. Death by Water
Author | Iain M. Banks |
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Audio read by | Peter Kenny |
Cover artist | Mark Salwowski |
Country | Scotland |
Language | English |
Series | The Culture |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Orbit Books |
Publication date | 2000 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 357 |
ISBN | 1-85723-981-4 |
OCLC | 43500306 |
Preceded by | Inversions |
Followed by | Matter |
Look to Windward is loosely a sequel to Consider Phlebas, Banks's first published Culture novel. Consider Phlebas took its name from the following line in the poem and dealt with the events of the Idiran-Culture War; Look to Windward deals with the results of the war on those who lived through it.