Iain M. Banks

A set of first edition, first printings of Iain M. Banks' Culture series, each signed by the author.

• Sold as a set of 10 volumes.
• Iain M. Banks (Scottish).
• Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games, Use of Weapons, The State Of the Art, Excession, Inversiona, Look To Windward, Matter, Surface Detail, The Hydrogen Sonata.
• London: Macmillan London Limited / Orbit, 1987 and 2012.
• All aside from volumes 4, 6, 9 and 10 are inscribed.
• All books are in their original dust wrappers.

Complete set of the Scottish author's ten-volume Culture series.

The Culture series by Iain M. Banks is a thought-provoking collection of science fiction novels set in a utopian, post-scarcity interstellar society known as the Culture. In this advanced civilization, humans, artificial intelligences (AIs), and various species coexist peacefully, with technology providing abundance and near-immortality. The Culture is governed by benevolent AI Minds, and its citizens enjoy vast freedoms, often choosing their own lifestyles without fear of poverty, illness, or war. However, the series often explores the darker complexities of such an ideal society when it encounters other civilisations that are less advanced or more oppressive. Themes of morality, politics, war, and the limits of intervention are central to the novels, as the Culture frequently grapples with its role in shaping the fates of others.