false <![CDATA[Excession]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981758m/129132.jpg 12013 9 It's not easy to disturb a mega-utopia as vast as the one Iain M. Banks has created in his popular Culture series, where life is devoted to fun and ultra-high-tech is de rigueur. But more than two millennia ago the appearance--and disappearance--of a star older than the universe caused quite a stir. Now the mystery is back, and the key to solving it lies in the mind of the person who witnessed the first disturbance 2,500 years ago. But she's dead, and getting her to cooperate may not be altogether easy. 1494164 1996 Excession total:1150|5:340|4:491|3:255|2:53|1:11| 1150 4546 1507 79 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 3 5 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 21 05:35:22 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 02 01:38:57 -0700 2009 1
- Hello? This is Kinda Disappointed, do you read me?

- Hello Disappointed, this is Still Plenty of Good Bits. I'm another superintelligent AI entit...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 4 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Jan 17 19:06:34 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 19:12:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 3 0 false Thu Jan 15 22:24:13 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 18:44:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 2 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 12:25:36 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 21:36:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 4 0 false Mon Apr 20 07:58:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:26:59 -0700 2009
Also, for a big chunk of the book, the chapters are...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 1 1 false Sun Jun 03 09:16:56 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 06:21:17 -0700 2007 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 3 0 false Sat Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 12:01:14 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 21:05:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 535060 185723457X 9781857234572 137 8 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175612801m/535060.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/535060.Excession 4 0 false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 05:10:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 15:45:06 -0700 2009
I found Excession to veer to...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 0 0 false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 02 12:19:13 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 10 10:27:58 -0800 2009
"there was a possibility that the ship's mind had lost control but n...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 5 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Oct 03 13:49:31 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 09:21:16 -0700 2008 more...]]> 129132 2253072419 9782253072416 14 1 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171981758m/129132.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/129132.Excession 5 0 false Fri Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jul 03 04:59:41 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 08:32:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 2 0 false Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 14:17:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 16:18:25 -0700 2008
...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 3 8 false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 28 13:50:21 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 14 15:56:24 -0700 2009 Excession was too damn convoluted to be good.

Iain M. Banks’ Excession was living up to the definition of its title:
"Excession; something excessive. Excessively aggressive, ex...
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This post-scarcity universe is dominated by the Culture, and the Culture is run by Minds, who are hyper-intellig...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 5 1 true Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Feb 25 05:39:43 -0800 2008 Thu May 15 11:14:29 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 19:32:32 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 15 13:26:47 -0700 2008
The story is rather involved and the writi...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 5 0 false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 03:15:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 02:05:30 -0700 2009 Ian M. Banks' fans.
My first approaches to Banks' Culture universe were not very successful. Happily, Psychophant have another point of view and made me give another try. I do not regret it.
It has been a quite enjoyable reading. Moreover,...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 1 0 false Wed May 13 23:40:29 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 12:02:15 -0700 2009 I'm particularly annoye...more...]]> 12013 0553575376 9780553575378 940 67 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490849m/12013.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12013.Excession 4 0 false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:07:05 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 06:09:17 -0800 2009 Als...more...]]> 535060 185723457X 9781857234572 137 8 Excession 3.95 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175612801m/535060.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/535060.Excession 3 1 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 04:15:46 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 04:44:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=129132