The long overdue 'favourite Culture ship name' thread

[Idaho]

Ok - here's an Iain Banks competition. A prize goes to anyone who can name a Banks SF novel that isn't heroed by either a space uber-chic or a brooding genius, tired with the frivolity of culture life. I've read about 5 of them, and none of them pass the test

Frank Exchange of Views is the best name.

 

[kyser_soze]

The latest one, Matter, and Look To Windward (IMO)

Matter has a female SC Agent, but she's not cast in the Sma role...

 

[SpookyFrank]

Everyone kisses the rectum of Player Of Games, and while I did really enjoy it it is not a patch on Excession or Look to Windwards.

^This. Player was good but a bit obvious in places, the stuff about the barbarism of the Azadians all felt a bit forced. The Affront in Excession were a much more interesting strain of complete bastard IMO.

 

[bluestreak]

Definitely Look To Windward, Idaho. Neither male nor female lead in Excession are either of those things also.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Ok - here's an Iain Banks competition. A prize goes to anyone who can name a Banks SF novel that isn't heroed by either a space uber-chic or a brooding genius, tired with the frivolity of culture life. I've read about 5 of them, and none of them pass the test

Look to Windward. Not only is there no hero in it but nothing very much actually happens

 

[SpookyFrank]

Definitely Look To Windward, Idaho. Neither male nor female lead in Excession are either of those things also.

All the humans in Excession are just pawns in a giant game of spaceship silly buggers

 

[kyser_soze]

Yeah, but in fairness, you can see where he's coming from WRT to Byr Genar-Hofoen...

 

[fogbat]

Well?

I quite like 'Hand me the gun and ask me again'

'Ethics Gradient' and 'Attitude Adjuster' are both good too though.

That one's my favourite

 

[gsv]

Ok - here's an Iain Banks competition. A prize goes to anyone who can name a Banks SF novel that isn't heroed by either a space uber-chic or a brooding genius, tired with the frivolity of culture life. I've read about 5 of them, and none of them pass the test

The Algebraist. Isn't in the lead is a bloke and it The Culture

GS(v)

 

[gsv]

I've just re-read that post and it's not in English.
Try again:

The lead is a bloke and it isn't in The Culture.​

GS(v)

 

[bluestreak]

Yeah, but in fairness, you can see where he's coming from WRT to Byr Genar-Hofoen...

Not really. He's not particularly brooding, and is certainly no genius. I'll allow you tired of the Culture though.

 

[Idris2002]

GCU Suck it and see

ROU You disappoint me, lover

VFP The impossibility of death in the Mind of someone living

 

[berniedicters]

GCU "Thus", spake Zarathustra.

 

[Idris2002]

ROU The afterbirth of mathematics

GCU The soft kissing of continents

 

[DotCommunist]

GCU Ascension is Overrated

ROU Are You Looking At My Bird

 

[berniedicters]

ROU Are You Looking At My Bird

I like this

 

[Orang Utan]

ROU Did You Spill My Pint

 

[Idris2002]

ROU Your Honour May Be Your Loyalty, But It Sure As Hell Ain't Mine

 

[mitochondria]

I am surprised no one mentioned ROU Nuisance Value yet. Also another vote for ROU Attitude Adjuster.

I would be like to be ROU Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'm bored so I'm going to invent some more:

GSV I'm Fairly Certain It Shouldn't Be Doing That
ROU Soon To Be Imminent
MSV Temporarily Misplaced
GSV Ulterior Design
VFP If You Think 'Right' Is Entirely Subjective Then Maybe I Should Hold The Map
ROU That Wasn't The Answer I Was Looking For

Etc...

 

[DotCommunist]

always enjoyed Alistair Reynolds revelation space ship names

Nostalgia for Infinity, Zodiacal Light.

 

[DotCommunist]

ROU Did You Spill My Pint

we could go all day with the ROU's 'don't look at me in that tone of voice' 'I demand satisfaction' 'outside, now' 'I just slapped you with my glove' etc etc

 

[Crispy]

ROU Did You Spill My Pint

I think that's the dROU name. Back in the war, it was just the ROU You Spilt My Pint

 

[Orang Utan]

ROU come and have a go if you think you're hard enough

 

[Stigmata]

GCU Happy Coincidence

ROU I Hope We Can Still Be Friends

And i'm glad you mentioned Reynolds, DC. Ship names are a bit emo but cool nonetheless. Eldritch Child, Misericordia, Madonna of the Wasps, Gnostic Ascension etc. Poncy Ultras.

 

[DotCommunist]

GCU Happy Coincidence

ROU I Hope We Can Still Be Friends

And i'm glad you mentioned Reynolds, DC. Ship names are a bit emo but cool nonetheless. Eldritch Child, Misericordia, Madonna of the Wasps, Gnostic Ascension etc. Poncy Ultras.

Reynolds Ultranauts made me go and have a long hard think and read about time dilation.

 

[Stigmata]

I'd rather be a Conjoiner or even a Demarchist tbh

 

[DotCommunist]

I'd rather be a Conjoiner or even a Demarchist tbh

no wai. Conjoiners are a hive mind and demarchists are simply lassai-faire anarcho capitalists.

Ultranauts are cool and slightly ramshackle and twisted.

 

[Santino]

GSV Soothing Tones of Richard Briers

 

[kyser_soze]

no wai. Conjoiners are a hive mind and demarchists are simply lassai-faire anarcho capitalists.

Ultranauts are cool and slightly ramshackle and twisted.

Have you read The Prefect yet? Post-plague your description fits, but pre-plague...

GSV I'm Fairly Certain It Shouldn't Be Doing That

I'd have to disagree - that's a GCU name, surely? GSVs tend toward slighty less flippant names...