Brad said:
> 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.
I read _Player of Games_ first and thought it was a good introduction to
the Culture universe as well as an excellent sf novel. In retrospect,
however, I think that I'd rather have read _Consider Phlebas_ because
that novel probably loses some of its effect when the reader knows too
much about the Culture.
> _Inversions_ is best read between the lines after reading the others.
You probably shouldn't read _Excession_ first either.
> _Use of Weapons_ should not be read by the underage or
> the psychologically sensitive...
Whilst _Use of Weapons_ was certainly surprising I didn't think it was
*that* shocking. It's far and away my favourite of the Culture novels to
date, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone. But perhaps
that's just evidence that I'm Evil...
Rich
GCU Alien Invasion
