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This seems a derivative of Iain M. Banks "Culture" books which I love. Banks was taken too soon, so wish we could have had more from his mind.
by stuff4ben 3y ago
This seems a derivative of Iain M. Banks "Culture" books which I love. Banks was taken too soon, so wish we could have had more from his mind.
- doctorhandshake 3y agoThis has several thematic connections with and allusions to Sterling’s novel Schismatrix (1985), which predates the Culture novels.
- stuff4ben 3y agoHad no idea. Thanks for the info, gotta go check this out now!
- blorbmajor27 3y agoIf you want to go further back, the ‘featherless bipeds’ quip is a reference to Diogenes of Sinope making fun of Plato by walking into the academy with a plucked chicken shouting “Behold Plato’s man!” All literature is a conversation between books, and all philosophy is a footnote to plato.