Iain M. Banks
Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987. He is now acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative, and...
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Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987. He is now acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative, and exciting writers of his generation. Iain Banks lives in Fife, Scotland. Find out more about him at www.iainbanks.net.
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These are the voyages of the starship "Mistake Not"--um, and some others, to boldly go where...well, where lots of people have gone before. ~~Moved from GR~~ The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks Welcome to the future, where most cultures have evolved past want and need, where AI is so advanced t...
I think it's time to admit--with two of the recent Culture novels sitting half-read on myvirtual shelf for anywhere from 6 to 36 months, and pleasant-but-unexceptional responses to the couple that I've finished--that I'm perhaps full up on the series and should set 'em aside. The recent stuff isn't...
I finished this one two days before the devastating news of Iain's cancer hit. I've not been able to review it because I didn't have enough emotional distance in order to talk about the book, and not about what Banks-the-author means to me. But it's time. The review pile isn't getting any smaller. T...
I couldn't wait for this one to come up on my wish list... I checked it out from the library. The first thing I noticed was that Mr. Banks has a new jacket-flap photo. Aaagh! He looks old! That means I'm old too!I love all of the Culture novels, but some are better than others. This is one of the be...
As sometimes happens with the Christmas Gift, I received this book, which I really really wanted to read when I saw the synopsis - and then discovered it's #10 in a series. Now, do I read it anyway, series be damned, chronology is over-rated! I can always go back to the beginning after! Or do I adhe...
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