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Excession, the Glossary

Index Excession

Excession is a 1996 science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Artificial intelligence, Black body, BSFA Award, Civilization (series), Culture series, Eccentricity (behavior), Email, Ethical dilemma, False flag, Fiction, Future plc, Hardcover, Header (computing), Iain Banks, In-joke, Interstellar travel, Inversions (novel), Kirkus Reviews, Moral imperative, Orbit Books, Paperback, Peter Kenny, Post-scarcity, Reserve fleet, Science fiction, Society, Technology, The Culture, The State of the Art, Tor Books, Universe, Utopia.

  2. Anarchist fiction
  3. Novels by Iain M. Banks
  4. Smart drugs in fiction
  5. The Culture

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Black body

A black body or blackbody is an idealized physical body that absorbs all incident electromagnetic radiation, regardless of frequency or angle of incidence.

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BSFA Award

The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) to honour works in the genre of science fiction.

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Civilization (series)

Civilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991.

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Culture series

The Culture series is a science fiction series written by Scottish author Iain M. Banks and released from 1987 through to 2012. Excession and Culture series are Smart drugs in fiction and the Culture.

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Eccentricity (behavior)

Eccentricity (also called quirkiness) is an unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual.

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Email

Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving messages using electronic devices.

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Ethical dilemma

In philosophy, an ethical dilemma, also called an ethical paradox or moral dilemma, is a situation in which two or more conflicting moral imperatives, none of which overrides the other, confront an agent.

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False flag

A false flag operation is an act committed with the intent of disguising the actual source of responsibility and pinning blame on another party.

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Fiction

Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary.

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Future plc

Future plc is a British publishing company. It was started in 1985 by Chris Anderson. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Among its many titles are Country Life, Homes and Gardens, Decanter, Marie Claire, and The Week. Zillah Byng-Thorne was chief executive officer from 2014 to 2023, when she was replaced by Jon Steinberg.

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Hardcover

A hardcover, hard cover, or hardback (also known as hardbound, and sometimes as casebound (At p. 247.)) book is one bound with rigid protective covers (typically of binder's board or heavy paperboard covered with buckram or other cloth, heavy paper, or occasionally leather).

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In information technology, header refers to supplemental data placed at the beginning of a block of data being stored or transmitted.

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Iain Banks

Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies.

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In-joke

An in-joke, also known as an inside joke or a private joke, is a joke with humour that is understandable only to members of an ingroup; that is, people who are in a particular social group, occupation, or other community of shared interest.

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Interstellar travel

Interstellar travel is the hypothetical travel of spacecraft from one star system, solitary star, or planetary system to another.

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Inversions (novel)

Inversions is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1998. Excession and Inversions (novel) are Anarchist fiction, novels by Iain M. Banks, Orbit Books books and the Culture.

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Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus.

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Moral imperative

A moral imperative is a strongly-felt principle that compels a person “in question” to act.

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Orbit Books

Orbit Books is an international publisher that specialises in science fiction and fantasy books.

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Paperback

A paperback (softcover, softback) book is one with a thick paper or paperboard cover, and often held together with glue rather than stitches or staples.

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Peter Kenny

Peter Kenny is a voice-over artist, actor, singer and designer living in South West London.

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Post-scarcity

Post-scarcity is a theoretical economic situation in which most goods can be produced in great abundance with minimal human labor needed, so that they become available to all very cheaply or even freely.

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Reserve fleet

A reserve fleet is a collection of naval vessels of all types that are fully equipped for service but are not currently needed; they are partially or fully decommissioned.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Society

A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.

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Technology

Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way.

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The Culture

The Culture is a fictional interstellar post-scarcity civilisation or society created by the Scottish writer Iain Banks and features in a number of his space opera novels and works of short fiction, collectively called the ''Culture'' series. Excession and the Culture are Anarchist fiction and novels by Iain M. Banks.

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The State of the Art

The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1989. Excession and the State of the Art are the Culture.

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Tor Books

Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.

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Universe

The universe is all of space and time and their contents.

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Utopia

A utopia typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members.

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See also

Anarchist fiction

Novels by Iain M. Banks

Smart drugs in fiction

The Culture

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excession

Also known as Byr Genar-Hofoen, Genar-Hofoen, Interesting Times Gang, Out of Context Problem, Outside Context Problem, The Interesting Times Gang.