Daniel Astacio asked this question about
Excession (Culture #5):
Is it important to read the first 4 books in the culture series before reading Excession ? I've never read any Iain M. Banks books before but would like to read this one.
Walter Underwood
I read Excession first and that worked for me. I didn’t have any trouble understanding the Culture.
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