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A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

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Re: A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

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Post by 3amOpsGuy »

I never read any of the "M" banks books but i read a few of his regular ones when i was a teenager.

I remember thinking at the time, the wasp factory was a book i'd not forget, yet i can only vaguely recall the plot and some events! Espedair Street on the other hand i can recall pretty much everything. It's funny what you remember.

Re: A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

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Post by swombat »

I am very upset about that... In my opinion he's the best living science fiction author... but not for long, I guess... :-(

I've read most of his books (all of his SF books). The Culture is an amazing universe, but the rest of his works are also outstanding.

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Post by xradionut »

satori99 wrote: post #6
anu_gupta wrote: post #4

By a large margin my favourite author. The Wasp Factory was the first novel of his I read and it was great, but Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games utterly blew my mind.

Agreed. I became a fan of his after reading just a few chapters of The Player of Games, and have since read almost everything he has ever published. He is an author of extraordinary skill.

The Player of Games is one of the few sci-fi books I recommend to readers interested in the genre.

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Post by drucken »

3amOpsGuy wrote: post #12

I never read any of the "M" banks books but i read a few of his regular ones when i was a teenager. I remember thinking at the time, the wasp factory was a book i'd not forget, yet i can only vaguely recall the plot and some events! Espedair Street on the other hand i can recall pretty much everything. It's funny what you remember.

I was like you at the same age, and I wondered what the fuss was about.

Then I read his first Culture novel... I never looked back! They are my favorite sci-fi series ever and I have read a TON of sci-fi and fantasy in my life now (mostly sci-fi when younger).

Re: A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

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Post by xradionut »

swombat wrote: post #13

I am very upset about that... In my opinion he's the best living science fiction author... but not for long, I guess... :-( I've read most of his books (all of his SF books). The Culture is an amazing universe, but the rest of his works are also outstanding.

I rank him in my top tier of writers along with John Barnes.

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Post by stevejalim »

phreeza wrote: post #7

My favorite science fiction author, got sucked in by Matter , then quickly proceeded to read all Culture books. Use of Weapons is my favorite, has the perfect mix between the dark character and the utopian Culture space opera.

Yep, Use of Weapons is my favourite too. Transition really stuck with me, as well.
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