Discover one of the greatest achievements in modern science fiction.
This complete 10-book Culture Series collection by Iain M. Banks spans galaxies, civilisations, machine intelligences, epic wars, impossible technologies—and unforgettable characters. Perfect for fans of space opera, AI-driven worlds, and sweeping speculative storytelling.
Includes All 10 Titles:
Consider Phlebas
War spreads across the galaxy. Planets, moons—even entire star systems—face extinction in a conflict both vast and ruthlessly random.
The Player of Games
The Culture has many great players, but Jernau Morat Gurgeh is one of the best. When he’s drawn into the ultimate game, the stakes become deadly.
Use of Weapons
Two lives, two histories, and one drone—Skaffen-Amtiskaw—who knows the secrets that bind them.
The State of the Art
Banks’s first collection of short fiction featuring the celebrated novella The State of the Art, a pivotal touchstone in the Culture universe.
Excession
Two and a half millennia ago, an impossible artifact appeared beside an ancient, dying star. Now it has returned—and nothing in the galaxy will ever be the same.
Inversions
Across two palaces divided by mountains and political ambition, hidden agents navigate treachery, assassination, and the unseen hand of the Culture.
Look to Windward
A haunting return to the aftermath of a long-ago war. The seventh Culture novel blends memory, grief, and cosmic scale.
Matter
A high-stakes mystery in a multilayered world. One man must flee for his life while seeking the truths—and people—who can save him.
Surface Detail
Lededje Y’breq bears the living marks of a family curse. Her quest for justice spans virtual hells, interstellar powers, and the limitless imagination of the Culture.
The Hydrogen Sonata
The Gzilt, one of the Culture’s almost-founding civilisations, prepare for an extraordinary transition. An ancient score, the Hydrogen Sonata, may hold the truth of their past—and future.
