Excession by Iain Banks
Science fiction, part of the Culture series and methinks one best approached via the first three books. Big and complex; this ties in a massively complex plot focussed on the nature of the universe, with a love affair gone bad and its 40 year consequences. I suspect you have to have a certain type of patience to read this happily as the threads take ages to come together. I think this novel’s strength is less in the overall plot, than in what it says about the characters involved. I love it for focussing on the giant Minds (AIs) and their complex philosophising. I love that they are simultaneously incredibly advanced and just as creepy, manipulative and self-reflective as everyone else.
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