[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] Wolverfrog Halo is inspired by a lot of things. Such as the Halo rings; they were inspired by Iain M. Banks' Orbital culture books as well as Ringworld. Iain Banks is a great author. I've had the privilege to stay at his house as a young child, due to relations through marriage. (Shame I was too young to read properly back then, I would have loved to ask him questions.)[/quote] Yeah Banks is a great writer. I really liked Consider Phlebas and Feersum Endjin. If you like epic space opera sci-fi then I'd definitely recommend checking out Alastair Reynolds. He has a similar vibe to Banks. Chasm City is pretty much the most terrifying future dystopia I've ever seen in fiction.