I still think Iain Banks was the best sf writer ever to have existed.
The Player of Games is an easy read if anyone wants to try him for the first time.
The Player of Games is an easy read if anyone wants to try him for the first time.
It's one of the reason that Musk referencing The Culture makes me want to smash my head on a desk (or someone's at least).
On a personal level I suspect Banks would have deeply disliked Musk (based on his political leanings during his life time and his works in aggregate).