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Iain Banks

Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks, and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

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Born 16 February 1954
Died 9 June 2013

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  • Cover of: Consider Phlebas
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    Cover of edition considerphlebas00bank First published in 1987 — 28 editions
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    First published in 1984 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: The Steep Approach to Garbadale
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    First published in 1986 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Inversions
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    First published in 1988 — 15 editions
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Born 16 February 1954
Died 9 June 2013

Subjects

Fiction, Protected DAISY, Imaginary wars and battles, Revenge, Rock musicians, Terrorists, Science Fiction, In library, Long Now Manual for Civilization, OverDrive, Accessible book, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science fiction, Fiction, science fiction, general, Life on other planets, Serial murders, Teenage boys, Cults, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Families, Fathers and sons, Fiction, science fiction, space opera, Man-woman relationships, Missing persons, Murderers

Places

Glasgow (Scotland), Scotland, Aberdeenshire (Scotland), Antarctica, Bewford, Fiction, Highlands, Highlands (Scotland), London (England), Schar's World, Vavatch, Xown

People

Alison, Bora Horza Gobuchul, Guy, Haze, Hol, Iain Banks (1954-), Kit, Mistake Not..., Paul, Perosteck Balveda, Pris, Rob, Septame Banstegeyn Ngaroe QiRia, Vyr Cossont

Time

2100, 4034 AD, The Far Future

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  • OLID: OL32312A

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Alternative names

  • BANKS, IAIN, 1954-2013
  • Iain M Banks
  • IAIN M. BANKS
  • IAIN M.BANKS
  • BANKS, IAIN M., 1954-2013
  • Iain M. Banks
  • Banks I

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February 18, 2025 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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March 2, 2014 Edited by Kevin R. Smith merge authors
January 23, 2014 Edited by Matt Black Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import