Forum: Iain M Banks

A bit of historical fun! In "The State of the Art" Contact reaches Earth in 1984 IIRC. The ship sucks up all available data, the Contact personnel...

Hi everyone, just something that's been bugging me for a while. The GCU Grey Area is nicknamed 'meatfucker' for delving into people's minds. As far...

I just recalled a poem from Rudyard Kipling:When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted by Rudyard Kipling. Though the poem seems full of religious...

I was suggested on the SFX forum (by someone I know from another forum) that Diziet Sma from Use of Weapons and the doctor from Inversions were in...

Just been reading The War of the Worlds and there's an interesting bit at the end: ...the generator of the Heat-Ray remains a puzzle. The terrible...

The question might be a bit senseless ... on one hand it seems like asking if there are any final words on "The Business", on the other it was quite...

Hi all, I recently finished reading Feersum Endjinn and enjoyed it immensely. Having said that, the meaning of "Serehfa" nags me. "Acsets" is...

For some time I have been interested in generating terrains for planets. The most useful technique has turned out to be a fractal process guided by...

I know this is probably just wishful thinking at this point but I just came across this video on Youtube. ...

Iain said this in his last (or one of his last) interview: "If I'd known it was going to be my last book, I'd have been quite disappointed that...

I very much would like to celebrate an Iain M. Banks appretiation day (similar in spirit to the Doughlas Adamsian "Towel Day", perhaps) and I feel...

Hearing the devastating news I realised that I would never be able to meet Banks and have him sign the copy of Use of Weapons that got me into his...

Hey there Guys 1st time poster here, long time viewer and big fan of the man. Due to a rather business situation I'm in I find myself forced to...

Can Kepler tell the difference between an artificial object and an expected natural one? If it focused its instruments on say something resembling an...

Does anyone know if IMB ever expressed any views about fan fiction, either generally or about FF based on his work? Also, is anyone aware of any fan...

As part of my plans to write an intro for and correct issues with the Culture explores 40k fan crossover (with the blessing of the original author)...

Hello all, my first post. Long time reader, but due to a wilder than average youth my brain doesn't recall details as well as it used to. My question...

Personally, I think this book is great, its now number 2 on my favourite culture novel list (which I keep in an inconspicuous box under my bed so my...

** POSIBLE SPOILER ** So, judging by the story end regarding Uagen Zlepe, I understand the Culture finally sublimes at some point between now and...

For me, in no particular order: Killing Time preparing for battle and engaging hundreds of fellow Culture ships Lededje coming back from the...