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		aklemm on July 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks (1994) Read the essay and then the series, or hold the essay for after reading?

mdorazio on July 7, 2024 | [–]

Read Player of Games, then the essay, then go back and read some more books in the series.

sizewell on July 7, 2024 | | [–]

Read the books first for sure. The essay is a bit spoiler-y.

Bluestein on July 7, 2024 | [–]

Was wondering myself. Leaning towards the "least spoiler-y" approach :)

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