Oh and also 'Blood Meridian' by Cormac McCarthy.
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'Surface detail' by Iain M. Banks. A harrowing vision of what happens if far-future vengeful fundamentalists get a hold of whole-brain emulation technology...https://twitter.com/TheAnnaGat/status/1070038700397076481 …
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Sounds interesting, but I see it's the ninth book in a series. Would you say one needs to read all previous books to fully understand this one? And are these all as relevant as this one?
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I would just skim the wiki entry on the Culture; the books are largely independent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture_(series) …
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Oh, good one! Mine: In the Heart of the Country (pure madness by Coetzee) -- reality literally snaps in two
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It’s the kind of book where you worry that some reader would think “great idea!”
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I've read Player of Games - is it important to read other Culture Series books prior to reading this?
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Now see you already answered :)
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That sounds awesome.
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