> > > A couple of weeks ago was in a Barnes & Noble that had two Banks
>> > books but were in a large print format, and three times the price of a
>> > regular paperback, or almost as much as the hardback probably cost. Guess
>> > I'll have to order them.
>
> I managed to get most of them by inter-library loan, which works
>fine if one is prepared to wait a month or so. (This in Upstate New York.)
>
>> (and would have paid $10). So far so good, by the way. Very interesting
>> beginning that leaves me wondering where's the SF, though I think I have an
>> inkling.
>
> _Inversions_ is an interesting read. If one is familiar with
>the Culture, one gets most of the story by reading between the lines.
>Not that I advise it, but has anyone read it as their first I.M. Banks
>book? I wonder what one would think of it then.
>
> ---David
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I thought that the consensus on the Culture list was that _Player of
Games_ was the best first Iain M. Banks book to read, with _Consider
Phlebas_ a close second. _Inversions_ is best read between the lines
after reading the others. _Use of Weapons_ should not be read by the
underage or the psychologically sensitive...
Brad DeLong
GCU The Culture Is Composed of Equal Parts Wild Hedonism, Really
Large Ships with Jokey Names, Derring-Do, and
Politico-Psychologico-Philosophical-Utopian Speculation
