Books in order

Iain M. Banks books in order

Iain M. Banks's The Culture series has 10 main books, starting with Consider Phlebas (1987). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

The Culture

10 books · 1987–2012 · 76 h 27 min
  1. #1Consider Phlebas1987
  2. #2The Player of Games1988
  3. #3Use of Weapons1990
  4. #4The State of the Art1991
  5. #5Excession1996
  6. #6Inversions1998
  7. #7Look to Windward2000
  8. #8Matter2008
  9. #9Surface Detail2010
  10. #10The Hydrogen Sonata2012
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Reading Iain M. Banks

What order should I read Iain M. Banks's books in?
Read The Culture in its numbered order, starting with Consider Phlebas.
Which Iain M. Banks book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: Consider Phlebas (1987), book 1 of The Culture.