Culture Novel Page Counts
Compare Culture novels page counts, from 208 to 640 pages. Uses exact official Orbit print lengths for each Iain M Banks book in a linked converter tool.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consider Phlebas Opener at 470 pages. | 470 pages | Orbit 1987, Idiran war | Orbit Consider Phlebas paperback: 470 pages |
| The Player of Games Contest tale at 320. | 320 pages | Orbit 1988, Azad contest | Orbit Player of Games paperback: 320 pages |
| Use of Weapons Twin timeline at 352. | 352 pages | Orbit 1990, Zakalwe lives | Orbit Use of Weapons paperback: 352 pages |
| The State of the Art Shortest here at 208 pages, collection. | 208 pages | Orbit 1991, collection | Orbit State of the Art paperback: 208 pages |
| Excession Ship minds at 496. | 496 pages | Orbit 1996, outside context | Orbit Excession paperback: 496 pages |
| Inversions Double planet at 336. | 336 pages | Orbit 1998, low tech pair | Orbit Inversions paperback: 336 pages |
| Look to Windward Memorial station at 416. | 416 pages | Orbit 2000, Chelgrian aftermath | Orbit Look to Windward paperback: 416 pages |
| Matter Longest here at 640 pages. | 640 pages | Orbit 2008, shellworld levels | Orbit Matter paperback: 640 pages |
| Surface Detail Hell debate at 608. | 608 pages | Orbit 2010, virtual hells | Orbit Surface Detail paperback: 608 pages |
| The Hydrogen Sonata Last Culture at 512. | 512 pages | Orbit 2012, final novel | Orbit Hydrogen Sonata paperback: 512 pages |
About this converter
Culture novels run 208 to 640 pages in Orbit paperbacks in this table. State of the Art at 208 is shortest as a collection with a novella. Player of Games at 320, Inversions at 336, Use of Weapons at 352, Look to Windward at 416, Consider Phlebas at 470, Excession at 496, Hydrogen Sonata at 512, Surface Detail at 608 and Matter at 640 close the long end. Every figure is official Orbit print length. US Bantam counts can differ by a few pages of front matter. Minds, orbitals and shellworlds drive story but do not change print lengths.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try 1 Matter against 1 State of the Art to see the 640 to 208 gap. All rows use Pages, so the unit stays fixed. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
Counts are print lengths, not story pages alone. They include covers as bound. State of the Art is a collection, kept with note because Orbit numbers it in series. Matter lists 640 here with 636 in some reprints. Surface Detail lists 608 with 612 in US print. Where reprints shift totals by ads, the Orbit total is pinned.
FAQ
How long is Consider Phlebas?
470 pages in the Orbit paperback.
Which Culture longest here?
Matter at 640 pages.
How many Culture books?
10 books plus stories. This table covers 10 Orbit vols.
Do US counts match UK?
Close but not exact. Front matter shifts totals by a few pages.
Sources
- Orbit Culture Vol. 1 to 10 paperback listings 470, 320, 352, 208, 496, 336, 416, 640, 608, 512 pages
- Banks, I. Culture series Orbit 1987-2012
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 10 entries
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