Finished Iain M. Banks’ Matter last night. Probably my favorite display of writing virtuosity so far. The sheer amount of world-building crammed into a single story... and literally into a single world. Wow. The shellworld idea is a sci-fi narrative engineering masterpiece.
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So that’s 4/9 Culture novels finished
Use of Weapons
Hydrogen Sonata
Look to Windward
Matter
Next up: Player of Games which I started but abandoned previously.
Probably the most inventive and richly imagined (in a baroque way) SF world-building I’ve read ever.11 replies 0 retweets 40 likesShow this thread -
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This gives me a most excellent idea for how to spend my winter break.pic.twitter.com/E9Z47ushd4
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You own all of them in paperback? Damn... that's commitment.
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