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Cordillera · @cordillera
420 followers · 618 posts · Server social.horrorhub.club

Tech billionaires don't read the sci-fi they're supposedly influenced by. Ian M. Banks is anti-capitalist you dipshits.

bloodknife.com/culture-war-iai

#scifi #ianmbanks #bezos #musk #bloodknife

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Raccoon :unverified: · @raccoon
60 followers · 646 posts · Server writing.exchange

Right now I'm considering the idea of using 'e' to denote a single person pronoun, and 'ey' / 'em' to pluralize, so that everything is in this kind of weird undermining of the language. I could go a step further and change a few more things!

Although, I have to be careful not to get too far into
territory: as much as I like as a writer, too many people seem to think that was borderline unreadable, and I'd rather be easy to read...

#linguistics #prose #writing #ianmbanks #feersumendjinn

Last updated 1 year ago
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Eph · @noself
49 followers · 581 posts · Server writing.exchange
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We are only 1/2 thru the book. Definitely a must read. We are personally frustrated that a “self-consciously rational society” is portrayed so negatively where even the sentient AI are more human than the people themselves. Even the enemy warrior race of aliens are portrayed as more human despite being very non-humanoid. Fascinating and we are eager to explore the universe of and further. @JonSparks thanks for the recommendation!

#scifi #books #sciencefiction #ianmbanks #considerphlebas

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ig88 · @ig88
20 followers · 106 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

Re-reading Consider Phlebas and thinking Twitter would be a good venue for a game of Damage..

#scifi #ianmbanks #twitter

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Heron&Fox Photo · @heronfoxphoto
29 followers · 234 posts · Server universeodon.com
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A of a core, . This was taken after it returned to on its , named after the “Culture” series ship names, after launching a group of to .
The booster is charred heavily, and it is slightly difficult to make out out the red logo in the middle of the body.
, Photography, , ,
heronfox.pixels.com/featured/s

#stitchedpanorama #photo #spacex #falcon9 #rocket #booster #b1061 #photograph #portcanaveral #barge #ofcourseistillloveyou #ianmbanks #starlink #satellites #orbit #nasaworm #nasa #largeformatimage

Last updated 2 years ago
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Keith Wansbrough · @kw217
29 followers · 107 posts · Server mathstodon.xyz

Just . Wow, so good I immediately went back and read it again to pick up more of the subtle correspondences between the tales. Fascinating and deep novel concealed as mediaeval fiction. Reviews are Marmite here and you can see why - no space opera (apart from maybe the rocks) but plenty of philosophy. Wow.

#culture #Inversions #ianmbanks #read

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Rupert🧸 Brackenbury · @RupertBBare
75 followers · 98 posts · Server mastodon.lol

If I like & - can you some other of the last few years?

#ianmbanks #AlistairReynolds #recommend #scifi #books

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Rupert🧸 Brackenbury · @RupertBBare
80 followers · 108 posts · Server mastodon.lol

If I like & - can you some other of the last few years?

#ianmbanks #AlistairReynolds #recommend #scifi #books

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Tucker Teague · @tuckerteague
1000 followers · 717 posts · Server mastodon.social

WE HAVE ARRIVED

My friends! We have entered the final of the Series Challenge.
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The FINAL FOUR are:
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by

Which one is the BEST? VOTE!!!

and BOOST this poll 🚀

#poll #sciencefiction #spaceopera #theexpanse #jamessacorey #theculture #ianmbanks #foundation #isaacasimov #threebodyproblem #liucixin

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Jyoti Mishra · @Jyoti
584 followers · 1880 posts · Server mas.to

@evan

hehe, it's from when I did my degree in , and . I wedged in everywhere I could!

Also, growing up on Trek was a gateway to me becoming an actual in my teens as both posit a future utopia. The beloved that you also find in

#culturenovels #ianmbanks #fullluxuryqueerspacecommunism #marxist #StarTrek #americanstudies #film #sociology

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Jyoti Mishra · @Jyoti
455 followers · 1135 posts · Server mas.to

I made a remark about baby goats and now I'm thinking about the internalisation of oppression, the panopticon and how capitalism hobbles our very souls. Again.

Once we have , once we have Banks' , once ALL HUMANS EVERYWHERE are truly free, these times will be seen as little better than feudalism.

applies to our Inner Cop too.

#thefederation #ianmbanks #acab #culture #fullluxuryqueerspacecommunism

Last updated 2 years ago
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Peter Barnes · @infinite8horizon
339 followers · 554 posts · Server aus.social

@steveh When skeuomorphs roamed the earth…

(I can’t help being reminded of Iain M. Banks’ “Feersum Endjinn”)

#design #skeuomorph #ianmbanks

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Tucker Teague · @tuckerteague
847 followers · 421 posts · Server mastodon.social

I recently finished book one of , by and now I've started by .

I'm still evaluating Consider Phlebas. It's amazing world building and a rather intense plot, but it kinda lacks both philosophical and psychological depth IMHO. (The ending, though, is heart-rending to me.) But I do have book 2 coming and will continue the series.

Children of Time is starting out very interesting. Perhaps a bit more my taste. We'll see.

#thecultureseries #considerphlebas #ianmbanks #childrenoftime #AdrianTchaikovsky

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John · @TheSupercargo
30 followers · 116 posts · Server mastodon.green

@mativity
Here are five more:
The Moomin books, and (loved as an adult) The Sculptor's Daughter
The Pooh books
or Iain(M)Banks perhaps, let's say The Player of Games and The Crow Road
The Spy Who Came in and Tinker Tailor
(Still read Le Carré and Banks - and Le Guin - as comfort food.)
Coasting is number 7
There you go! (Though ask me next week and it might be different. 🙂

#tovejansson #aamilne #ianmbanks #johnlecarre #jonathanraban

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James Wynn 🧐 · @jameswynn
63 followers · 129 posts · Server mastodon.social

@bookstodon I really need to read more of The Culture series. I've only read Consider Phlebas and absolutely loved it. What's a good next book in the series? I've heard good things about The Use of Weapons.

#scifi #books #sff #ianmbanks

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Andrew Harrison 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 · @andrewxharrison
17 followers · 43 posts · Server mastodon.online

I just followed a few people who mentioned Hello fellow fans

#theculture #ianmbanks

Last updated 2 years ago
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A1EX8 · @A1EX8
3 followers · 10 posts · Server universeodon.com

So, here’s my . I’m a of 2 living in but originally from in . Love everything including , and . Ride a as a hobby and am a bit of a geek. Love books and other sci-fi . Also love a good . Drinks too much and

#introduction #father #switzerland #yorkshire #england #motorsport #motogp #F1 #bsb #bmw #gsa #scifi #ianmbanks #literature #pint #tetleys #yorkshiretea

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PragmaticOne · @PragmaticOne
32 followers · 181 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk

?







And I've read everything they have written. I was there at the birth of as a and when first came into existance :)

#SevenFavouriteAuthors #ianmbanks #alistairreynolds #peterfhamilton #garygibson #AdrianTchaikovsky #charlesstross #williamgibson #cyberpunk #genre #theculture

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Michael Ripley · @talentedmr
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#scifi #sciencefiction #ianmbanks #dansimmons #nealstephenson #ursulakleguin #jasperfforde #kurtvonnegut #ChinaMieville #davidbrin #conniewillis #paolobacigalupi

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karmamule · @karmamule
47 followers · 89 posts · Server mastodon.world

@albinokid Oooo, lots of overlap on our lists! Some of my faves I'd add would be

#ianmbanks #MercedesLackey #SamuelRDelaney #clivebarker #VirginiaWoolf

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