Iain Banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels.
"Banks's charming prose and the scale of his imagination continue
to delight Culture vultures."--SFX
"Incomparable entertainment, with fascinating and highly original
characters, challenging ideas and extrapolations, and dazzling
action...sheer delight."--Kirkus Reviews
"It's fantastically good fun that throws in some big ideas about
life, the universe and everything, and like the unabashed leftie
that he is, Banks manages to get in there a few sizable shots at
unthinking, dogmatic religiosity for good measure."--SciFi Now
"One of Banks' best Culture novels to date."--Booklist on The
Hydrogen Sonata
"The Culture, the post-scarcity, hedonistic, Machiavellian,
libertarian, arse-kicking science-fiction society created by the
late Iain M. Banks...one of the most enduring and endearing visions
of the future."--The Guardian
"This rich, sweeping panorama of heroism and folly celebrates the
25th anniversary of the Culture, Banks's far-future semi-utopian
society.... The action tumbles along at a dizzying pace, bouncing
among a fascinating array of characters and locales. It's easy to
see why Banks's fertile, cheerfully nihilistic imagination and
vivid prose have made the Culture space operas bestsellers and
award favorites."--Publishers Weekly
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