If you're new to the Culture novels: * don't worry about sequence / chronology, they're great in any order * absent other guidance, try "Player of Games". Thi

If you're new to the Culture novels: * don't worry about sequence / chronology, they're great in any order * absent other guidance, try "Player of Games". This was my first (and still, I think, my favorite) of the 6 or 7 I've read * the unabridged audiobooks on audible are (other than the drm) fantastic; world-class narration, if you want to explore them that way. I love bouncing between modalities, using whispersync to keep in sync across kindle, audible and phone...