[snitch182]

One of the best series of science fiction ever.

[Bluestein]

That's very categorical. Full stop :)

Must be really good.-

[mpalmer]

I read them all in the last year and have since been searching dejectedly for something that comes close.

Indeed, it's excellent. Banks created something singular with the Culture, and he brings it to life with wit, energy and impressive imagination.

[squigz]

I have to second GP in saying it is, by far, the best scifi I've ever read.