Return to proper books
At last! I’ve returned to my fave Banks :) This book belongs to The Culture universe and tells the story about some elite player of some weird games of future who got bored of life and ignored the saying “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” and went to seek for the never before tried challenge. I’m in the middle of the book already, and I like the nice mix of rather interesting relationships between humans and drones. There’s also new Empire involved with civilisation which has three sexes. I wonder how main hero is going to live with them. The book feels fery fresh and, as usual, with trade mark Banks’ sharp humour and eccentricity.