|
Luckily I started with the second one, which was great. The Culture is just a set of stories in a shared setting, not an actual serial. Kind of like Discworld, which also had a weak opener.
I try to limit myself to one book ahead in series. It's hard to stick to that when there are bundles and omnibuses, but it does mean I'm only one book down if the series jumps the shark. And also that I don't sink a lot of money into something I might not read for years.
|