The release date for the English version of 'Excession' by
Iain M. Banks is Feb 1998. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A very inventive and cleverly sarcastic story from the global phenomenon Iain M. Banks affirms once again that he is "a talent to be reckoned with" ("Locus"). The espionage and dirty tricks division of the Culture commands Diplomat Byr Gen-Hofoen to take the soul of a long-dead starship captain in Excession. By taking on the assignment, Byr unintentionally enters a conspiracy that has the potential to bring the universe to the verge of extinction or into an era of peace.