myrmepropagandistMar 10

spoilers

I've always been a bit confused by the infinite pregnancy relationship plot in this book.

In retrospect it seems like a terrible idea to send Byr Genar-Hofoen, and Dajeil Gelian off to a remote research outpost together. The Sleeper admits to Byr this was their call. And it says "it was a mistake"

Did the ship know that when it made the choice? Is it "eccentric" after all or just pretending?

#theCulture #excession #bookTalk

scottymarinaraFeb 21
"oh neat!!! i forgot in iain banks' "the culture" civilization you can sex/gender change easily AND keep your pregnancy while doing it! such a cool ass idea! i wish this were possible now! it would certainly make life easier for trans folks if all one had to do was meditate and slowly start changing to your actual gender, etc i love scifi!" #books #bookstodon #scifi #excession
MidgePhotoFeb 12

@WellsiteGeo

Not a done deal in #Excession I think

Show threadNonilexMar 29, 2025

And round & round we go

#ElonMusk must face #Twitter #shareholders’ lawsuit over alleged #securities #fraud

A proposed class-action lawsuit against #Musk and his family office #Excession can proceed in federal court, a judge ruled Friday, after the #tech centi-billionaire sought to have the case dismissed.

The case is Rasella v. Musk (Case No. 1:22-cv-03026-ALC-GWG) in the SDNY.

https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63230072/118/rasella-v-musk/

#law #SEC
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/elon-musk-must-face-twitter-shareholders-lawsuit-over-alleged-securities-fraud.html

LordWoolamalooApr 23, 2024

#LunchtimeReading : enjoying some Culture with my crackers.

#books #livres #AmReading #ScienceFiction #IainMBanks #Excession #TheCulture

Roger HerikstadApr 11, 2024
What will humans do if technology solves everything?
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/04/09/what-will-humans-do-if-technology-solves-everything
from The Economist This is essentially the premise of Banks’s #Culture series and now all I want to do is reread #Excession for the umpteenth time :)
What will humans do if technology solves everything?

Welcome to a high-tech utopia

The Economist
KhleedrilNov 23, 2023

Second reading of Iain M. Banks' Excession. Even better than I remembered it.

https://rdmp.org/dale-mellor/bookblog/?review=excession--2-

#bookstodon #scifi #iainbanks #excession

BookBlog - Excession (2)

Show threadleblancfgAug 15, 2023
@paul #excession is probably my favourite in the series. Fabulous world building, but always as a way to better tell the story.
Paul JacobsonAug 15, 2023

I'm re-reading Iain M Banks' books again. I'm currently reading #Excession. The man was a complete genius. His Culture books are my favourite (with Alastair Reynolds' Poseidon's Children series being a pretty close follow-up).

At some stage Banks published a note declaring the Culture series to be a work of complete fiction. I'm not convinced. 🤔

subtlepseudonymJul 19, 2023

I've been slowly working my way through Iain Banks' Culture novels. I read Matter a long time ago and finally decided to go through them in publishing order.

Just finished Excession and I really enjoy how much it delves into the behavior and personalities of the Culture's Minds.

#books #bookstodon #IainBanks #TheCulture #excession #ConsiderPhlebas #scifi