The universe just doesn’t want me to own a copy of Consider Phlebas by Ian Banks.
On Chris McLaren‘s suggestion, I decided to purchase a copy through Amazon.ca. Apparently there isn’t a book they don’t have up there in Canada.
My mistake may have been having it delivered to the office at work. Amazon says it was delivered on Saturday, and our office isn’t open on Saturdays. The package isn’t here, and so far the attempts to track it down have been unsuccessful.
I’m hoping it will turn up, because getting a refund or a new shipment from Amazon may prove difficult. (I’ve contacted customer service, so we’ll see.)
And of course, now I see that it is available at my local library through inter-library loan. Heck, I may not even end up liking this book.