I remember thinking it felt a lot like a series of short stories centered around set pieces, that happened to have some degree of continuity. IIRC (could be to

I remember thinking it felt a lot like a series of short stories centered around set pieces, that happened to have some degree of continuity. IIRC (could be totally wrong) Use of Weapons was the first novel he seriously tried to get published, and Wasp Factory was his first success. I always wondered if Consider Phlebas was stitched together from even earlier material.