thechao reviewed Excession by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #5)
Two and a half millennia ago, the artifact appeared in a remote corner of space, …
Best Culture book
5 stars
I believe this to be the best book in Banks' Culture series. It has the core hallmarks of his other novels: great characters & strong prose; it also has the best use of Minds, the Excession, and an unusually well-paced plot. If you had to read one Culture novel, this is the one.