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Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. 13:27 - Nov 28 with 933 views

Here's a glorious article loosely based on his 'latest' book.

https://www.eurogamer.net/remembering-iain-banks-a-prolific-terrific-talent

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Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 18:39 - Nov 28 with 802 views

AoxomoxoA

The only Culture novel I've yet to read is The Hydrogen Sonata, just can't bear the thought that there will be no more. And so I will have this to look forward to one day.

Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 19:17 - Nov 28 with 790 views

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Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 18:39 - Nov 28 by AoxomoxoA
The only Culture novel I've yet to read is The Hydrogen Sonata, just can't bear the thought that there will be no more. And so I will have this to look forward to one day.

The Culture books are unbearable. I’ve read I think 4. There is no tension or anima or emotion or interesting psychology; the AI deus ex machina simply handles anything and everything that goes wrong. It’s some of the worst twee ballacks.
Now Dune on the other hand. That there is a sci fi saga. Only the Frank stuff mind you.

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Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 19:47 - Nov 28 with 763 views

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Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 19:17 - Nov 28 by chicoazul
The Culture books are unbearable. I’ve read I think 4. There is no tension or anima or emotion or interesting psychology; the AI deus ex machina simply handles anything and everything that goes wrong. It’s some of the worst twee ballacks. Now Dune on the other hand. That there is a sci fi saga. Only the Frank stuff mind you.

Simply nonsense.

Dune, whilst a classic, is at least part fantasy rather than SF.

Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 20:44 - Nov 28 with 736 views

AoxomoxoA

Iain Banks(with or without the 'M') fans of TWTD. on 19:17 - Nov 28 by chicoazul
The Culture books are unbearable. I’ve read I think 4. There is no tension or anima or emotion or interesting psychology; the AI deus ex machina simply handles anything and everything that goes wrong. It’s some of the worst twee ballacks. Now Dune on the other hand. That there is a sci fi saga. Only the Frank stuff mind you.

I disagree with every one of your criticisms and life is too short to enter into detailed discussion of all.
However I am with you on the Dune trilogy by Frank Herbert, more fantasy than science fiction,and even God Emperor of Dune I could be tempted to defend. The 3 following novels in the Dune saga were milking it in my opinion.
The Dune Encyclopedia is well worth acquiring but a decent condition copy is rare and expensive the last time I looked at replacing mine.

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