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Iain Banks


(Iain Menzies Banks)
Scotland (1954 - 2013)

aka Iain M Banks

Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial acclaim with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. However, it was his 1987 novel CONSIDER PHLEBAS which introduced his remarkable talent to the SF community, and also saw the addition of the 'M' to his name - an addition which remains a distinguishing feature of his SF work. Described by William Gibson as 'a phenomenon ... wildly successful, fearlessly creative', he was acknowledged as one of the Best of Young British Writers in 1993.

He died of cancer on the 9th June 2013, three weeks after finishing his final novel.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction
 
Novels
   The Wasp Factory (1984)
   Walking on Glass (1985)
   The Bridge (1986)
   Espedair Street (1987)
   Canal Dreams (1989)
   The Crow Road (1992)
   Complicity (1993)
   Whit (1995)
   A Song of Stone (1997)
   The Business (1999)
   Dead Air (2002)
   The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007)
   Stonemouth (2012)
   The Quarry (2013)
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Collections
   Poems (poems) (2015) (with Ken MacLeod)
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Non fiction show
 
Iain Banks recommends
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Belonging (2006)
Ron Butlin
"An assured, beautifully written novel."
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Preferred Lies (2006)
Andrew Greig
"Poignant, wise and funny, as well as exquisitely written... A book about golf about much more than golf."
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Light (2002)
(Light, book 1)
M John Harrison
"Light is Brilliant."

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