State of the Art
The State of the Art; Iain M. Banks (Night Shade Books; 2004; ISBN 1-892389-38-X; cover art by Les Edwards).
With the release of the latest novel in the Culture sequence, I figured it was time to start re-reading the earlier books (scattered so far across the years that I can't remember most of the plots!), read the ones I've left tottering on Mount Toberead, and then tackle Matter, the newest addition. For a series that has been running as long as it has there are few short works in the sequence. In fact, as far as I know, this is the only collection that Banks has.
Made up of: Road of Skulls; A Gift from the Culture; Odd Attachment; Descendant; Cleaning Up; Piece; The State of the Art; Scratch; A Few Notes on the Culture.
Counts as one entry in the 2008 Year in Shorts.
Posted by Fred Kiesche at March 28, 2008 06:03 PMIt is good to refer the old books once again, as we may get new ideas to write upon. This also provides good stuff in the novels and the viewers also might be happy in reading.
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Posted by: Fred Kiesche at March 29, 2008 05:48 AM