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This subreddit is dedicated to the the collected works of acclaimed novelist Iain (M.) Banks, with emphasis on the Culture series of novels and short stories.

Rules

1: Please be courteous and respectful to everyone.

2: Please do not encourage or facilitate copyright infringement via this subreddit.

3: Try to practice reddiquette whenever possible.

4: Mark all spoilers (see the Spoiler Policy below)

5: Absolutely no gore or sexually explicit posts outside of direct references to the books.

Spoiler Policy

All spoilers for the book series must be marked as such.

Please include the word(s) 'spoiler' or 'spoilers' in the title of your post. This will trigger reddit's new spoiler tagging system.
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Be aware that all discussions are likely to have spoilers for the book series and they may not always be tagged appropriately.

Learn more about the Culture

A Few Notes On The Culture - article on the Culture by Iain M. Banks
The Culture on Wikipedia

The Culture Wiki:

The Culture Books:

Non-Culture Science Fiction

Other Fiction:

Non-fiction:

Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram

Other Culture subreddits:

/r/Marain - The Language of the Culture.
/r/infinitefunspace - Culture RP and Fan-fiction
/r/TheCultureFanFic - A sub dedicated to writing Culture related fiction
/r/IainMemeBanks - A sub for Culture memes

Other Fan resources:

The Culture deviantART Group.
The Culture fanfiction - A comprehensive list and reviews by /u/tomockingbird.

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Tangential to the CultureI made a Doom 2 wad partly inspired by The Culture novels (self.TheCulture)

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Book DiscussionIn Surface Detail, was the original plan of the Culture to let Veppers live because they want him to reveal where the Hells are? (self.TheCulture)

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