Banks: Transition

Summary: Transition by Banks (Orbit (2009)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Identity & “Transitioning”

“You have to be someone before you can be anyone, and you have to be somewhere before you can be anywhere.” (p. 12)

Society & Control

“The Concern was a vast, multi-world mechanism for making sure that things went the way they were supposed to go.” (p. 45)