Is Excession a word?
Excession is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks. It is the fifth in the Culture series, a series of ten science fiction novels which feature a utopian fictional interstellar society called the Culture….Excession.
| First edition | |
|---|---|
| Author | Iain M. Banks |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Culture |
How do I read Iain M Bank?
Back in 2009 I published a reading order to the Culture novels of Iain M. Banks….Reading order of the Culture novels (updated)
- Consider Phlebas (1987)
- The Player of Games (1988)
- Use of Weapons (1990)
- The State of the Art (1991)
- Excession (1996)
- Inversions (1998)
- Look to Windward (2000)
- Matter (2008)
What is a Culture ship?
Banks. Most ships in this list are members of The Culture, the hybrid society featured in many of these novels. In this setting, each Culture ship, and some others, is also an artificial intelligence with a distinctive personality. Many of these ships are significant characters in the novels.
What is the synonym of excessive?
Some common synonyms of excessive are exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, and inordinate. While all these words mean “going beyond a normal limit,” excessive implies an amount or degree too great to be reasonable or acceptable. excessive punishment.
Is Iain M Banks alive?
June 9, 2013Iain Banks / Date of death
How big is a Culture GSV?
General Systems Vehicles (GSVs) are the Culture’s largest type of ship, ranging between 25 km and 200 km in each dimension (including the fields protecting them and forming the exterior of their life-support system).
What is antonym of excessive?
Antonyms. moderate reasonable mild temperate immoderation. inordinate undue immoderate.
What is Deceed?
New Word Suggestion. Verb: Be less than (a stipulated or expected value)
What word describes someone who goes above and beyond?
To go beyond one’s expectations or requirements. exceed expectations. overdeliver. overperform. outperform.
Who is Phlebas in the wasteland?
The shortest section of the poem, “Death by Water” describes a man, Phlebas the Phoenician, who has died, apparently by drowning. In death he has forgotten his worldly cares as the creatures of the sea have picked his body apart. The narrator asks his reader to consider Phlebas and recall his or her own mortality.
What order should I read the Culture novels?
Consider Phlebas1987The Player of Games1988Use of Weapons1990The State of the Art1989Excession1996Inversions1998
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How does the affront exploit the Excession?
The Affront, a rapidly expanding race which practises systematic sadism towards subject species and its own females and junior males, also try to exploit the Excession by infiltrating a store of mothballed Culture warships and using them to claim control of the mysterious object.
What causes storm surges in the ocean?
As their name suggests, storm surges are often caused by passing weather systems such as tropical and extratropical storms like hurricanes and nor’easters. Together, the sum of mean sea level, tide, and surge represent the still water level. Still water level is what you’d experience at the beach on a calm, sunny day without waves.
Where is spent 4 days in a row at sea?
Spent 4 days in a row at sea them finally made a stop in Nassau against most cruisers desire on the last day before heading back to port canaveral. Cruise Hive reports the ship is waiting for a slot to depart Galveston when allowed to do so by the authorities.
Why do people like Excession so much?
Part of the joy of Excession is hearing the Minds speak with each other, that matrix-like shower of numbers, text, esoteric syntax, and witty repartee.”