ONE WORLD. MANY CHAPTERS.All series ↗

Culture

Iain Banks

Nine novels in publication order, not a mandatory chronological reading order; excludes The State of the Art collection.

Listed in publication order.

3.94 / 5470 total ratings

Rating-weighted average · 9 of 9 available volumes rated · Open Library

Combined book ratings, not direct series reviews or unique readers. How this is calculated ↗

9 of 9 volumes available · Complete against the checked list

Checked 2026-10-22

BOOK 1

Book1987

Consider Phlebas

Iain Banks

3.6(105)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 2

Book1988

The Player of Games

Iain Banks

4.2(83)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 3

Military science fiction1990

Use of Weapons

Iain Banks

4.0(61)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 4

Book1996

Excession

Iain Banks

4.0(57)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 5

Book1988

Inversions

Iain Banks

3.8(28)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 6

Military science fiction2000

Look to Windward

Iain Banks

4.1(35)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 7

Space opera2008

Matter

Iain Banks

3.9(34)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 8

Artificial intelligence2010

Surface Detail

A Culture novel

Iain Banks

4.1(36)Open Library rating out of 5

BOOK 9

Space opera2012

The Hydrogen Sonata

A Culture Novel

Iain Banks

4.0(31)Open Library rating out of 5

Checked against author or publisher sources: Source 1 ↗ · Source 2 ↗. Completeness reflects this scope as of 2026-10-22.