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		Tomte on July 15, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What are the best Sci-Fi books you've ever... "Use of Weapons" by Iain M. Banks. Edit: Overlooked the "fun" and "lighthearted" part. Let me change my answer to "Excession", same author.

mft_ on July 15, 2018 [–]

I'd recommend "The Player of Games".

Not light-hearted, but definitely pretty fun in places. And a cracking story - I go back to it and dip in randomly every few months.

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