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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Couldn't agree more about Iain Banks (as Iain M. Banks I can take or leave him; science fiction's not really my thing). Complicity and The Business are my favourites I think.
Just noticed that a new Iain (M) Banks book is available (Transition). I did notice though, that two different retailers listed it differently (one as Iain Banks, one as Iain M. Banks). Anybody know the true author?
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He writes under both forms of his name - one form is for the fantasy & the other for "hard" sci fi if I remember arightly. This can fubar trying to search for his books depending on how the browser/search engine handles the difference of the "M".
From Fantastic Fiction website: "Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial acclaim with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. However, it was his 1987 novel CONSIDER PHLEBAS which introduced his remarkable talent to the SF community, and also
saw the addition of the 'M' to his name - an addition which remains a distinguishing feature of his SF work."