I have not read any of Ian Banks books - but I did have a discussion some years back (on the subject of sociology-psychology) with someone who mentioned Banks and that I might like reading his stuff.
I had a look on wikipedia to see what the ghist was - but I could not find anything on construction methodologies, it seemed more socio-political and esponage related - which may or may not be more the commentators way of seeing things . . .
What did really click with me was the ships' Atificial Intelligences and how their' chosen names reflected their character of function and the function of their Mind - really insightfull that one and really amusing too. I liked - Prosphetic Conscience, Ethics Gradient, Fate Amenable To Change - and 'You Call This Clean! - presuming that their names are their first take on things after being activated?
I have not read any of Ian Banks books - but I did have a discussion some years back (on the subject of sociology-psychology) with someone who mentioned Banks and that I might like reading his stuff.
I had a look on wikipedia to see what the ghist was - but I could not find anything on construction methodologies, it seemed more socio-political and esponage related - which may or may not be more the commentators way of seeing things . . .
What did really click with me was the ships' Atificial Intelligences and how their' chosen names reflected their character of function and the function of their Mind - really insightfull that one and really amusing too. I liked - Prosphetic Conscience, Ethics Gradient, Fate Amenable To Change - and 'You Call This Clean! - presuming that their names are their first take on things after being activated?
