Search Results for "Iain M. Banks": 5 results
Banks, Iain M.: (01-02) Consider Phlebas; The Player of Games: I decided to start re-reading Iain M. Banks' Culture series because the newest book is due out in February and it's been a while since I read any of them. I read Consider Phlebas the weekend before Christmas and The...
Banks, Iain M.: (03-03.5) Use of Weapons; "The State of the Art": I returned to the re-read of the Culture books with the stories I skipped over in favor of Excession. First is Use of Weapons. I think it speaks to the quality of Banks' craft here that I like this book...
Banks, Iain M.: (04) Excession: I skipped to Excession in my intermittent re-read of Iain M. Banks' Culture books, one sunny weekend day when I wanted to be outside and I saw a random mention of a black-body object, which always reminds me of this...
Banks, Iain M.: (05) Inversions: Inversions is Iain M. Banks' stealth Culture novel. It's told from the point of view of two people who don't know the Culture exists, but from their reports, the Culture's role is quite clear to the familiar reader. (The unfamiliar...
Banks, Iain M.: (06) Look to Windward: Iain M. Banks' Look to Windward is unusual as a Culture novel in that nothing much happens. It's also unusual as a novel in that I still really, really like it; in fact, it's my favorite of the series to...