026 - Iain M. Banks - Use of Weapons
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On his second read of this book, it turns out Luke enjoyed Iain M. Banks’ Use of Weapons much more than he expected.
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I just read this on wikipedia:
The following ships have not appeared in any books, however they were named by Iain Banks in an interview with The Guardian.<ref name="GravitasShipNames">Interview - Banks, Iain M., originally published in The Guardian, 2000</ref> These ships obtained their names as a result of another (unnamed) Involved civilisation criticizing Culture ship naming policy, claiming that such powerful ships ought to have names with a little more gravitas.
- Stood Far Back When The Gravitas Was Handed Out
- Gravitas, What Gravitas?
- Gravitas... Gravitas... No, Don't Help Me, I'll Get It In A Moment...
- Gravitas Free Zone
- Low Gravitas Warning Signal
- Absolutely No You-Know-What
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One idea you didn't touch on in the review is the idea that all humanoids in the culture novels are the pets of the Minds that run everything. It's a pretty accurate description of the relationship between the agents and handlers in the Contact branch as well.
Are the drones really human level intelligences? I had the impression there are levels of capability among the Minds but that the drones were full fledged Minds and superior to an organic intelligence.
