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A review by ztaylor4
Excession by Iain M. Banks
4.0
I enjoyed the well-developed future that Banks created in Excession. However, the enormous number of intelligent ships serving as characters (somewhere near 40 or 50, I think), hurt the overall story.
That story itself--along with the unveiling of what was going on--was satisfying, and the unusual portrayal of vast artificial intelligences largely through their ship-to-ship communiques proved a successful approach in general. There were just too many ships with too little separating their roles to keep them all straight.
This was my first Culture novel, and I really enjoyed it. Reading other Culture novels doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for enjoying this one.
That story itself--along with the unveiling of what was going on--was satisfying, and the unusual portrayal of vast artificial intelligences largely through their ship-to-ship communiques proved a successful approach in general. There were just too many ships with too little separating their roles to keep them all straight.
This was my first Culture novel, and I really enjoyed it. Reading other Culture novels doesn't seem to be a prerequisite for enjoying this one.