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dublinben  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are you reading this week?

The Player of Games is a much better book, but I don't think it actually introduces you to the Culture universe as well as Consider Phlebas does. Don't avoid it entirely, as it does actually give you a good sense of the spacefaring nature of life in the Culture.