Iain M. Banks (1954–2013)

Autor/a de Consider Phlebas

66+ obres 84,875 Membres 1,984 Ressenyes 271 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Iain Banks was born in Fife in 1954 and was educated at Stirling University where he studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology. Banks came to widespread and controversial public note with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. His first science fiction novel, mostra'n més Consider Phlebas, was published in 1987. He continued to write both mainstream fiction (as Iain Banks) and science fiction (as Iain M. Banks). Banks' mainstream fiction included 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) and The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007). His final book, The Quarry, was released posthumously on June 20, 2013. Banks died on June 9, 2013 of terminal gall bladder cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys

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(eng) There are multiple authors with the name Iain Banks. Do not combine this entry with any of them. The Iain Banks author entry is correctly split into sections for the different authors, and the books of Iain M. Banks listed there are included here by aliasing. You cannot combine this author page with just one of the split entries, it doesn't work that way.

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Obres de Iain M. Banks

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Consider Phlebas (1987) 7,949 exemplars

The Wasp Factory (1984) 7,074 exemplars

The Player of Games (1988) 6,453 exemplars

Use of Weapons (1990) 5,435 exemplars

Excession (1996) 4,696 exemplars

The Algebraist (2004) 4,284 exemplars

Look to Windward (2000) 4,099 exemplars

Matter (2008) 3,743 exemplars

Inversions (1998) 3,395 exemplars

The Crow Road (1992) 3,208 exemplars

Against a Dark Background (1993) 2,941 exemplars

The State of the Art (1991) 2,835 exemplars

Feersum Endjinn (1994) 2,584 exemplars

Surface Detail (2010) 2,550 exemplars

Complicity (1993) 2,457 exemplars

The Bridge (1986) 2,170 exemplars

The Hydrogen Sonata (2012) 1,965 exemplars

Transition (2009) 1,956 exemplars

The Business (1999) 1,947 exemplars

A Song of Stone (1997) 1,702 exemplars

Dead Air (2002) 1,701 exemplars

Whit (1995) 1,685 exemplars

Walking on Glass (1985) 1,571 exemplars

Espedair Street (1987) 1,436 exemplars

The Steep Approach to Garbadale (2007) 1,363 exemplars

Canal Dreams (1989) 1,228 exemplars

Stonemouth (2012) 703 exemplars

Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram (2003) 626 exemplars

The Quarry (2013) 619 exemplars

The State of the Art {novella} (1989) 128 exemplars

The Culture, Books 1-3 (Consider Phlebas ∙ The Player of Games ∙ Use of Weapons) (2012) 70 exemplars

The Culture, Books 1-9 (Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games, Use of Weapons, The State of the Art, Excession,… (2016) 61 exemplars

The Culture: The Drawings (2023) 48 exemplars

Poems (2015) 40 exemplars

The Player of Games | Use of Weapons (2004) 24 exemplars

The Culture Series (2018) 14 exemplars

Culture Iain Banks Fanzine 14 exemplars

Surface Detail, Part 1 (2011) 13 exemplars

The Bridge: From the Novel by Iain Banks with Soundtrack (1996) 12 exemplars

The Wasp Factory / The Bridge / Espedair Street (1999) 8 exemplars

A Gift from the Culture [short story] (1987) 7 exemplars

A Few Notes on the Culture 7 exemplars

Transition (extract) | A Gift from Culture | Piece 6 exemplars

Wasp Factory / Canal Dreams / Espedair Street / The Bridge / Walking on Glass (2001) 4 exemplars

Road of Skulls [short story] (1988) 4 exemplars

Surface Detail, Part 2 (2011) 4 exemplars

Descendant [short story] (1991) 3 exemplars

Scratch [short story] (1987) 3 exemplars

Personal Effects [CD] 3 exemplars

The Spheres 3 exemplars

Odd Attachment [short story] (1987) 3 exemplars

Cleaning Up [short story] (1987) 3 exemplars

Piece [short story] (1989) 3 exemplars

The Culture: Notes and Drawings (2021) 2 exemplars

Hydrogen Sonata Signed Edition (2012) 2 exemplars

Trames Tome 8 1 exemplars

The New Science Fiction Novels 1 exemplars

Look to Windward | The Business | The Bridge | Consider Phlebas | The Algebraist 1 exemplars

A Few Notes on Marain [essay] 1 exemplars

selbst ist der Mann. Pflastern und Platten legen. (2001) 1 exemplars

Culture Series 2 : 5 Books Collection Set By Iain M Banks (Inversions, Look To Windward, Matter, Surface Detail, The… (2021) 1 exemplars

Overload 1 exemplars

Consider Phlebas 1 exemplars

Header Iain Banks Backlist (2006) 1 exemplars

Ein Geschenk der Kultur -: Erzählungen (German Edition) 1 exemplars

Against A Dark Background Paperback July 1, 2009 1 exemplars

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Obres associades

The Big Book of Science Fiction (2016) — Col·laborador — 417 exemplars

The Space Opera Renaissance (2007) — Col·laborador — 281 exemplars

Granta 43: Best of Young British Novelists 2 (1993) — Col·laborador — 177 exemplars

Cyber-killers (1997) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions — 106 exemplars

Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural (2000) — Col·laborador — 58 exemplars

Arrows of Eros (1989) — Col·laborador — 43 exemplars

Tales From the Forbidden Planet (1987) — Col·laborador — 40 exemplars

Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon (2021) — Col·laborador — 33 exemplars

The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook: No. 3 (1990) — Introducció — 32 exemplars

A Feast of Stories (1996) — Col·laborador — 15 exemplars

An Anthology of Scottish Fantasy Literature (1996) — Col·laborador — 14 exemplars

The Crow Road [1996 TV miniseries] (1996) — Original novel — 14 exemplars

20 Under 35: Original Stories by Britain's Best New Young Writers (1988) — Col·laborador — 11 exemplars

Das Science Fiction Jahr 1994. Ein Jahrbuch für den Science Fiction Leser (1994) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars

Complicity [2000 film] (2000) — Original novel — 4 exemplars

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Nom oficial: Banks, Iain Menzies
Altres noms: Banks, Iain
Data de naixement: 1954-02-16
Data de defunció: 2013-06-09
Gènere: male
Nacionalitat: UK
País (per posar en el mapa): Scotland, UK
Lloc de naixement: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK
Lloc de defunció: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, UK
Causa de la mort: Gallbladder cancer
Llocs de residència: North Queensferry, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Educació: Gourock High School
Greenock High School
University of Stirling (BA 1975)
Professions: writer
Relacions: Hartley, Adele (wife)
Organitzacions: National Secular Society
Humanist Society of Scotland
Premis i honors: Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1990)
Granta's Best Of Young British Novelists (1993)
Guest of Honour (posthumous), Loncon 3 (World Science Fiction Convention) (2014)
Nota de desambiguació: There are multiple authors with the name Iain Banks. Do not combine this entry with any of them. The Iain Banks author entry is correctly split into sections for the different authors, and the books of Iain M. Banks listed there are included here by aliasing. You cannot combine this author page with just one of the split entries, it doesn't work that way.

Membres

Converses

Group Reda, February 2022: The Crow Road a 1001 Books to read before you die (març 2022)

THE STATE OF THE ART discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (agost 2015)

MATTER discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (juny 2015)

SURFACE DETAIL discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (novembre 2014)

LOOK TO WINDWARD discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (octubre 2014)

THE HYDROGEN SONATA discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (octubre 2014)

INVERSIONS discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (setembre 2014)

EXCESSION discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (juliol 2014)

USE OF WEAPONS discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (maig 2014)

The Culture group read (Organisational Thread) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (abril 2014)

CONSIDER PHLEBAS discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (abril 2014)

THE PLAYER OF GAMES discussion (The Culture group read) a 75 Books Challenge for 2014 (març 2014)

September 2013: Iain M. Banks a Monthly Author Reads (gener 2014)

Group Read: The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks a 75 Books Challenge for 2013 (agost 2013)

Sad news: Iain Banks Very Poorly a Science Fiction Fans (agost 2013)

Ressenyes

La Fábrica de avispas de Iain Banks

Una història macabra, desagradable en alguns moments. L'últim capítol desvetlla el sorprenent secret final i intenta explicar el sentit de tots els estranys esdeveniments que narra el protagonista.

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