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NPR's Top 100 Sci-Fi & Fantasy books - hosted by dzejncrvena

The Culture Series by Iain Banks
A science-fiction series by the author of the Wasp Factory

features a symbiotic human and machine society that is engaged in a galaxy-wide battle to the death between the Idrians, who fight for their faith, and the Culture, which defends its right to exist.

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The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks

The Hydrogen Sonata

Culture #10

Iain M. Banks

544 pages • paperback • 2012

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging slow-paced
Surface Detail by Iain M. Banks

Surface Detail

Culture #9

Iain M. Banks

627 pages • paperback • 2010

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging medium-paced
Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks

Look to Windward

Culture #7

Iain M. Banks

403 pages • paperback • 2000

fiction science fiction adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Inversions by Iain M. Banks

Inversions

Culture #6

Iain M. Banks

405 pages • paperback • 1998

fiction fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks

Consider Phlebas

Culture #1

Iain M. Banks

16 hours, 26 minutes • audio • 1987

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

The Player of Games

Culture #2

Iain M. Banks

11 hours, 25 minutes • audio • 1988

fiction science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Use Of Weapons by Iain M. Banks

Use Of Weapons

Culture #3

Iain M. Banks

371 pages • paperback • 1990

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging dark medium-paced