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ceejayoz on April 3, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

No, it doesn't really matter. Each of the Culture novels is basically standalone. They occasionally reference events amongst each other, but more in an "this is an interesting story too" manner.

anu_gupta on April 3, 2013 | [–]

For the first 3 I agree with you, but I feel the later Culture novels expect a certain level of familiarity with the Culture universe

Tycho on April 3, 2013 | [–]

It's quite an interesting concept... Instead of having a recurring character in a series of standalone novels, have a recurring culture.

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