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Originally Posted by isarl
Second book in the Culture series by publication order, but (speaking as somebody who's not yet read any Culture books at all) I understand that the “series” is more of a “setting”, i.e. the books can be read in any order – no need to read Consider Phlebas (first published Culture novel) before The Player of Games. If you ask the web, some people apparently rate The Player of Games as the most accessible entrance to the setting. (Others, of course, have other choices.)
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I do suggest reading
Consider Phlebas first because it looks at the Culture from the outside, from the perspective of an opposed civilization. But otherwise yes, each book in the set stands on its own and you don't have to read them in any particular order.