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How many Culture novels are there?
nine novels
Few science-fictional settings are as intriguing as the one created across the nine novels (and one novella) that comprise Iain M. Banks’s Culture series.
What book is a shortfall of gravitas from?
The ship A Shortfall of Gravitas is named after is actually called Experiencing a Significant Gravitas Shortfall, and comes from the book Look to Windward. Of Course I Still Love You and Just Read the Instructions on the other hand come from a book called The Player of Games.
Why is it called consider Phlebas?
Consider Phlebas, first published in 1987, is a space opera novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. Consider Phlebas is Banks’s first published science fiction novel and takes its title from a line in T. S. Eliot’s poem The Waste Land.
How old is the culture?
It has been estimated from archaeological data that the human capacity for cumulative culture emerged somewhere between 500,000–170,000 years ago.
What is the first Culture novel?
Consider Phlebas
The first Culture novel, Consider Phlebas, describes an episode in the Idiran War, which the Culture’s Minds foresaw would cause billions of deaths on both sides, but which their utilitarian calculations predicted would be the best course in the long term.
Is the culture series finished?
Amazon TV adaptation of Iain Banks’ Culture series is cancelled.
Is Culture series finished?
Where do the Culture ship names in this collection come from?
Most of the Culture ship names in this collection come from the titles of the chapters in the titular novella; the narrator explains that he has chosen ship names for these titles. Produced by a manufactory of the Yinang Orbitals of the Dahass-Khree, known for ships that are “a bit crazy.” Funny, It Worked Last Time… Boo!
Why did Iain Banks name his ship after Terry Pratchett?
[1] EDIT. It occurred to me subsequently that this ship name may well be Banks’s tribute to his friend Terry Pratchett who famously channelled his deep and abiding anger at the injustices of the world into his humorous writing. What are the best ship names in Iain Banks Culture Novels?
What’s the biggest GSV class mentioned in the books?
Largest GSV class mentioned in the books so far. Sent by the Culture to destroy Vavatch orbital . Pirate ship, one of the main settings of the book. Advance force invading the planet Sorpen to rescue Horza . Jernau Morat Gurgeh’s ship to the planet Azad. An allegedly demilitarized GOU. Play on the cargo cult concept.
What is the best order to read the banks books?
Don’t mistake this for a “where to start?” primer—the beauty of the series is that you can begin with any book, and read them in any order. Any Banks book is a guaranteed good read, and the Culture books in particular are all excellent, some volumes are naturally stronger than others.