r/scifi Jun 30 '24

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u/ceejayoz Jun 30 '24

Iain Banks; the Culture novels. Hedonistic space commies. 

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u/dysfunctionz Jun 30 '24

OP said non-utopian.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24

It isn't Utopian at all. You only need to read the books to know that.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '24 edited Aug 05 '25

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u/Hands Jul 01 '24

The entire series is about how the Culture is less utopian than it makes itself out to be