num_pages: 389
description: Called back from early retirement by Special Circumstances, the elite weapon of the Culture's policy of moral espionage, Cheradenine Zakalwe reluctantly returns to work, but his fatal flaw could cost them the battle.
language: English
title: Use of Weapons
titlecomplete: Use of Weapons
characters: Skaffen-Amstikaw, Diziet Sma, Cheradenine Zakalwe
genres: Audiobook, Cultural, Novels, Science Fiction, Fantasy, War, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Space, Space Opera
ratings_count: 46462
series: Culture
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Arthur C. Clarke Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis
category: Bester ausländischer SF-Roman (Best Foreign Work), awardedAt: 631180800000
name: British Science Fiction Association Award
category: Best Novel, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Roman étranger
publisher: Bantam Books (NY)