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Second novel in The Culture series of sci-fi novels by Iain M Banks, published in 1988. A competitive citizen of the Culture is blackmailed into travelling to a hostile alien civilization and playing the complex game 'Azad' that chooses their rulers.

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Mawhrin-Skel's personality shift and Gurgeh's mission purpose

The impression I got is that the whole Mawhrin-Skel situation was planned from the start by the same Minds that came up with the whole plan. Presumably, they thought that Gurgeh would not agree to lea …
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