They are considered backward by Culture standards due to their adherence to an anachronistic caste system and bellicose proclivities. Chelgrians are a space-faring species with considerably less advanced technology than the Culture. Look to Windward’s central conflict involves a race of five-legged cat-like aliens with similar-to-human intelligence called Chelgrians.
Look to Windward is easily my favorite of the series so far, though fortunately I still have a good number left on the shelf. After this refreshing and haunting experience, however, I can confidently say that is no longer the case. I have been impressed with every Culture novel I’ve read, but often complete them wondering what Banks could have done to warm my heart the same way he enchants my brain. The Culture universe is an undeniably brilliant creation, containing more than one writer’s fair share of imaginative inventions and astonishing moments.
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