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Babel_17

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4. The Culture of Iain M. Banks

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 12:18 AM

Feb 2016

Great choice. Though, and I'm not going to post any big spoilers, The Player of Games is also about directly comparing the culture to ..... well, I'll just say the comparison was great, and the book really delivers.

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The Culture of Iain M. Banks Babel_17 Feb 2016 #4