Paperback, 344 pages
Spanish language
Published by La Factoría de Ideas.
El uso de las armas es la tercera entrega de la saga de 'La Cultura', compuesta por obras de lectura independiente que le han valido el aplauso de la crítica. Cheradenine Zakalwe era uno de los agentes más importantes de Circunstancias Especiales, que cambiaba el destino de los planetas según las directrices de la Cultura por medio de conspiraciones, sucias artimañas y acciones militares. Diziet Sma lo había sacado de la oscuridad y lo había empujado hacia su actual celebridad, pero a pesar de su relación, ella no lo conocía tanto como pensaba. El drone conocido como Skaffen-Amtiskaw conocía a ambos. Hace tiempo, había salvado la vida de la mujer al masacrar a sus atacantes de una manera especialmente sangrienta. Del hombre, pensaba que era un caso perdido. Pero ni siquiera su inteligencia mecánica podía imaginar los horrores en el pasado de Zakalwe.
anarchist John Wick but sad and filled with trauma. just needs a hug really.
Content warning General spoilers
Sorta hard to follow - the two streamed structure really had me confused about what was going on until I had some hindsight at the end. Most of the important bits of the story were not lost, but I wish I had a stronger idea of what was going on. The whole thing felt very dream-like. The Elethiomel reveal doesn't really fully justify it. I love all the drones and minds in the culture, regardless of how unhinged they are.
This book really does hit home on how immoral and sorta imperialistic special circumstances is. There is a fine line to be walked between imperialism and benevolent interference, and I feel like special circumstances always ends up on the side of spreading their ideology to everyone regardless of the means it takes to get there. I think beychae's notes on that near the middle are pertinent to that.
I likely will revisit this and read again - I feel like I took too long to read this so the beginning wasn't too fresh in my mind while I was finishing it.
