I was very pleased to read this action-filled gem. I was led to believe this was a thinking man˚s space opera, and I suppose it fits the bill, but honestly, all I could think about was how great this novel could be if it were turned into a big-budget first-person video game by our best designers. ...
Everyone seems to love this book. Iain M. Banks, who "slums" with that middle initial when he's writing science fiction and is otherwise known as literary author Iain Banks, is indeed a fine writer, but Consider Phlebas, the first book in his Culture series, and his first SF novel, just did not kind...
Overall, very good but for ending. I was tired when I read it (so mileage may vary), but I did not enjoy the unsatisfying wrapup. It is a very well written book and a fun adventure to follow, so I recommend it. And I strongly recommend reading the extras in the back to gain a bit of background on...
‘THERE IS DEATH HERE’ One of the best lines from this novel, stated matter of factly, by the Dra’azon to the protagonist and his crew as they approach the Land of the Dead planet.Although you don't know this at the time, later you realise that this is information as to what awaits them when they lan...
It was a hell of an ending. I never really cheered or jeered for any of the characters but the story continued to move me along. Enjoyable book, even without attaching myself to any of the characters.
I wonder what I would think of this one if I hadn't previously read Look to Windward. A great intergalactic adventure from the POV of an anti-culture agent? The plot to an on-the-rails shooter with some mini-games thrown in along the way? A rare example of Banks only including consentual sex (or has...
It seems I've read several of the Culture novels, but apparently not in the right order, and apparently not including the first one. Until now.The first Culture novel, is strange in that it's not really about the Culture at all. Instead it's a story set on the outskirts of an ongoing Culture war. Ho...
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