Iain Banks

Banks is the creator and the author of the culture series.

Iain banks. Iain banks 16 february 1954 9 june 2013 was a scottish author. The first book in this series came out in 1987 and is titled consider phlebas. He moved to london and lived in the south of england until 1988 when he returned to scotland living in edinburgh and then fife.

He gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels. Iain banks died in june 2013. Books by iain banks.

Banks including the initial of his adopted middle name menzies ˈmɪŋɪz listen. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name iain banks and science fiction as iain m. Iain banks was educated at the university of stirling where he studied english literature philosophy and psychology.

Consider phlebas his first science fiction novel was published under the name iain m. The third book came out in 1990 and is titled use of weapons. He was a writer and actor known for consider phlebas complicity 2000 and stonemouth 2015.

Banks consider phlebas the first novel in the author s acclaimed sci fi culture series. He is now acclaimed as one of the most powerful innovative and exciting writers of his generation. Iain banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel the wasp factory in 1984.

He was married to adele hartley and annie blackburn. He died on june 9 2013 in kirkcaldy fife. Iain banks was born on february 16 1954 in dunfermline fife scotland.