The Culture Series

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:adaptation none (as of 2024)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Iain_M._Banks
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed
gptkbp:exploresConcept gptkb:identity
gptkb:transhumanism
freedom
war and peace
AI governance
moral dilemmas
interventionism
contact with alien civilizations
societal structure
gptkbp:firstPublished 1987
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Culture Series
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:science_fiction
modern space opera
gptkbp:influencedBy utopian literature
space opera tradition
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainTheme gptkb:artificial_intelligence
space opera
utopian society
post-scarcity
gptkbp:notableBook gptkb:State_of_the_Art
gptkb:Consider_Phlebas
gptkb:Excession
gptkb:Look_to_Windward
gptkb:Surface_Detail
gptkb:The_Hydrogen_Sonata
gptkb:The_Player_of_Games
gptkb:Use_of_Weapons
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gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Skaffen-Amtiskaw
gptkb:Yime_Nsokyi
gptkb:Bora_Horza_Gobuchul
gptkb:Cheradenine_Zakalwe
gptkb:Dajeil_Gelian
gptkb:Diziet_Sma
gptkb:Genar-Hofoen
gptkb:Lededje_Y'breq
gptkb:Mawhrin-Skel
gptkb:The_Minds
gptkb:Vossil
gptkb:Jernau_Morat_Gurgeh
gptkb:Anaplian
gptkb:Fassin_Taak
gptkb:Hydrogen_Sonata_(Vyr_Cossont)
gptkb:Veppers
Ulver Seich
gptkbp:notableFor philosophical themes
complex world-building
depiction of advanced AI
gptkbp:numberOfBooks 10
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Orbit_Books
gptkbp:setting gptkb:The_Culture_(fictional_interstellar_society)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Science_Fiction_&_Fantasy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7