Use of Weapons, 16, An Outing, Eight
Zakalwe plays James Bond again, Diziet gets distracted, and our hero goes to an interesting party which he does not enjoy.
Prelude - Consider Phlebas and welcome
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About this Episode
Welcome to the start of The Culture Books Club, a read-along exploration of Iain M. Banks Culture novels.
In this episode some special guests give us a taste of things to come and we try and unpack the dizzying first few pages of the book that started it all; "Consider Phlebas".
Special thanks to The War Nerd himself, Gary Brecher AKA John Dolan, and Mel Bicket of the Podmoot - Enteresting Tales from Tolkien podcast.
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