Looks like it’s two separate projects.

Look to Windward by Iain M. Banks. Space opera at its best.

Intellectual property owners.

When you say “non-political”, what do you mean?

The movie is about national division. I find it strange that any movie could do that without having any politics in it.

84K by Claire North. It’s a dystopian novel about corporatization of government.

At first glance that might sound generic, but she’s an incredible writer, and really makes the world she created come alive.

Such a good choice!

Standard Ebooks is a wonderful resource, although they do sometimes go for more modern words or spelling. It’s to help modern readers better understand old texts, but it means you won’t get some of the cool and quaint wording and formatting.

So do I, but I can see why someone would be put off the whole series after reading The Colour of Magic, so having some other books to recommend makes sense to me.