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Also significant within the Culture novel cycle is that the book shows a number of Minds acting in a decidedly non-benevolent way, somewhat qualifying the godlike non-corruptibility and benevolence they are ascribed in other Culture novels.
Banks himself has described the actions of some of the Minds in the novel as akin to " barbarian kings presented with the promise of gold in the hills ".
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