I’ll admit I did feel a little lost during the first 50 pages or so, but once the main story got going, I couldn’t put the book down. I love that stuff! Few things are funnier to me than a drone telling someone to “go fuck yourself!”Ī sprawling story that mentions countless planets and conflicts, yet a plot that centers around a single individual, Use of Weapons is the intimate story of one Cheradenine Zakalwe. Also, the drones are hysterical, and The Minds have a really twisted sense of humor. Often, they try to press their values on everyone they meet, even if that society isn’t interested in that particular brand of decadence. Waited upon by AI drones and whisked across the galaxy in ships run by uber-intelligent Minds, The Culture really thinks they are all that. The Culture is a far-reaching post-scarcity society whose citizens have everything they could possibly want. This is only my third Culture novel, and I was smitten with Banks on my very first Culture read. As a fan of space opera and a somewhat newbie to Banks’ Culture novels, I have to completely agree. People have described Use of Weapons as the ultimate in space opera and as Banks’ best work. The only thing for it is to read a Culture novel, and then you’ll know what all the fuss is about. BanksĪpologies in advance: if you’ve never read a Culture novel, this review may not make any sense to you. Use of Weapons (a Culture novel) by Iain M.
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