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Re:A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks by Bluestein on Sunday July 07, 2024 @03:09PM (#40899704)
That's very categorical. Full stop :)

Must be really good.-

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Re:A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks by squigz on Sunday July 07, 2024 @09:39PM (#40901958)
I have to second GP in saying it is, by far, the best scifi I've ever read.
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Re:A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks by mpalmer on Sunday July 07, 2024 @11:36PM (#40902408)
I read them all in the last year and have since been searching dejectedly for something that comes close.

Indeed, it's excellent. Banks created something singular with the Culture, and he brings it to life with wit, energy and impressive imagination.

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Re:A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks by adeeshaek on Monday July 08, 2024 @01:01AM (#40902732)
The polity novels by Neal Asher scratch a similar itch - the polity is much less utopian than the culture, but the world building is quite similar. I would recommend the Transformation arc as a good starting point!
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Re:A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks by lucubratory on Monday July 08, 2024 @05:52AM (#40904036)
What order would you recommend reading the polity novels? I'm thinking about starting them
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