Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks. It's part of a non-chronological science fiction series that focuses on a space-faring, post-scarcity, anarchist, utopian, quasi-society known as "The Culture"....
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks.
It's part of a non-chronological science fiction series that focuses on a space-faring, post-scarcity, anarchist, utopian, quasi-society known as "The Culture".
The common thread within the series is a society finding meaning when its only big problem is the pack of big problems to deal with. They get in other societies' problems. They agonize over whether intervention is the right thing to do. They have a sense of humor about it.
This book in particular, deals with the purpose of soldiers in peace time. Both people and intelligent machines of war, whose psychology is geared toward violence and force.
Banks' prose is beautiful, something you don't see in the genre outside of Vonnegut or Atwood. It's incredible. I need to reread everything again.
Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks.
It's part of a non-chronological science fiction series that focuses on a space-faring, post-scarcity, anarchist, utopian, quasi-society known as "The Culture".
The common thread within the series is a society finding meaning when its only big problem is the pack of big problems to deal with. They get in other societies' problems. They agonize over whether intervention is the right thing to do. They have a sense of humor about it.
This book in particular, deals with the purpose of soldiers in peace time. Both people and intelligent machines of war, whose psychology is geared toward violence and force.
Banks' prose is beautiful, something you don't see in the genre outside of Vonnegut or Atwood. It's incredible. I need to reread everything again.