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This. A man to aspire to be. He wasn’t some sort of magical super hero, he was real.

“Journey of the Sorcerer” - Eagles

Side note, it was used as the theme for the original Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy BBC radio show.

It is almost a perfectly written story, but weirdly I don’t think its actually the best Culture novel. I think the best is either “Look to Windward” or “Use of Weapons”.

I’ve read “Player of games” by Iain M. Banks so many times I broke it and had to buy a second copy.