If you're a geek who loves sci-fi like me, I'd read his stuff, it's singular Sci-fi.
His "Culture" series of novels treads ground that most writers won't touch... FAR future, where AI works, where all human needs are merely matters of resource allocation. You want a few acres of hillside to live on? No problem, done. Want to spend a few years as a woman? Poof. Want access to every piece of music ever written? Kay.
So, the writer has to concern himself with the question: "What does a person do when they no longer need to do anything to survive?"
He's able to pull novels out of this premise, which is a feat I wouldn't personally touch with a 10' pole.
I started with "Use of Weapons" (which viscerally appealed to the strategist in me) and "Player of Games" (which intellectually appealed to the wargamer in me)
anyhow, [/soapbox], love his work so far. Waiting to get my hands on a few more when I get to raid a friend's bookshelf again.
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Date: 2002-07-05 11:00 am (UTC)If you're a geek who loves sci-fi like me, I'd read his stuff, it's singular Sci-fi.
His "Culture" series of novels treads ground that most writers won't touch... FAR future, where AI works, where all human needs are merely matters of resource allocation. You want a few acres of hillside to live on? No problem, done. Want to spend a few years as a woman? Poof. Want access to every piece of music ever written? Kay.
So, the writer has to concern himself with the question: "What does a person do when they no longer need to do anything to survive?"
He's able to pull novels out of this premise, which is a feat I wouldn't personally touch with a 10' pole.
I started with "Use of Weapons" (which viscerally appealed to the strategist in me) and "Player of Games" (which intellectually appealed to the wargamer in me)
anyhow, [/soapbox], love his work so far. Waiting to get my hands on a few more when I get to raid a friend's bookshelf again.