yacoob
This was first Culture book that I've read. For some reason it reminded me strongly of Larry Niven's writing.The book was interesting, the world of Culture - captivating (even if naive), but the whole story was missing a definitvie closure. The plot has just thinnest shade of Starship Troopers (the movie, not the book) satire - Contact's actions and machination seem a bit random at few times. Overall, a decent book, good writing and interesting concept. My biggest gripe was the fact that the game of Azad wasn't actually described in detail. I like games as much as Gurgeh!
This was first Culture book that I've read. For some reason it reminded me strongly of Larry Niven's writing.The book was interesting, the world of Culture - captivating (even if naive), but the whole story was missing a definitvie closure. The plot has just thinnest shade of Starship Troopers (the movie, not the book) satire - Contact's actions and machination seem a bit random at few times. Overall, a decent book, good writing and interesting concept. My biggest gripe was the fact that the game of Azad wasn't actually described in detail. I like games as much as Gurgeh!