A review by whippycleric
Excession by Iain M. Banks

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

As far as culture novels go its about average but the series is really good hence the 4 stars. The first half is quite slow and took a while to get into but the 2nd half is really good. The human story told in parallel to that of the sleeper service and the understanding of the excession is nice. There's more focus on the ships in this than a lot of the other culture series adding some more depth to the universe.