Posted on October 6, 2009 by Bill the sci-fi guy
We work to make the many worlds better.
There. That’s the official line.
Title: Transition
Author: Iain M. Banks
Year: 2009
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
At first glance, the latest novel from Banks is a conspiracy thriller set against the context of a familiar science fiction concept: the existence of a multiverse containing [...]
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Posted on August 29, 2009 by Bill the sci-fi guy
When I started this blog I set myself the task of reviewing every single book I read. And so far that’s what I’ve done. But it’s finally time to face the fact that that’s not always going to happen. For one thing, I have some demands on my time that I didn’t [...]
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Posted on March 1, 2009 by Bill the sci-fi guy
I have decided it’s time for me to become more cultured…. umm, make that Cultured. In other words, I have embarked on a journey into the world of Iain M. Banks’ Culture novels, which I’ve been hearing good things about for a long time now. It’s a journey that is sure to continue [...]
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Posted on July 31, 2008 by Bill the sci-fi guy
Peggy at Biology in Science Fiction recently asked, “Could We Evolve Into The Culture?” As in The Culture from Iain M. Banks’ sf novels (which I’ve not yet had the pleasure to read, an error I mean to correct eventually). In her article she refers to an e-mail Q&A at Banks’ website in [...]
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