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Maybe you can advise me. I read Consider Phlebas, and I didn't like it at all. I rarely like war fiction. Is Phlebas typical of the whole Culture series, or
by kbob 10y ago
Maybe you can advise me. I read Consider Phlebas, and I didn't like it at all. I rarely like war fiction.
Is Phlebas typical of the whole Culture series, or are the other books a different kind of story?
Thank you.
- vithlani 10y agoOh wow ok... I read The Player of Games first and was hooked. I consider Excession to be the best of the lot.
- andyjohnson0 10y agoBanks often used conflict as a plot device, but (from memory) only Consider Phlebas and Use of Weapons include much actual warfare. You could try The Player of Games (my personal favourite) or The Hydrogen Sonata, which has a fairly peaceful storyline. And The State of the Art - a collection of short SF stories - is very good too.