Psst: if you're on my crit list on Dreamwidth (closed, not taking new applications, thanks), you might want to check out what I just uploaded there.
Addendum: this is draft 2 of the space opera that, well, my elevator pitch was "Iain isn't writing any more, alas, so let's see if I can do something that makes readers feel the same way as his Culture novels without in any way being derivative of the Culture".
It's probably a failure on those terms, but I had to try, right?
I'd actually be 100% ok with a straight-out "set in Ian Banks' Culture universe" story, from anyone. Probably perfectly good reasons not to, but I do miss the stories. Having said that, fingers crossed for the space opera. You're on a very short list of "get it and read it when it comes out" so I'm thinking good thoughts.
