EducatedPeasant reviewed Against A Dark Background by Iain M. Banks
Sharrow was once the leader of a personality-attuned combat team in one of the sporadic …
Not his best.
2 stars
This... was a slog. I really enjoy Bank's books in general, but found myself finding other things to do, rather than to continue reading this. It dragged in a lot of places, and lacked the entertaining world-building that makes the culture novels so engaging. There were some bright spots in action or interesting concepts, but a lot of the ideas didn't really go anywhere.