Andyr Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 They are very, very good. I'd recommend The Player Of Games especially. As one to get you into the set (doesn't really matter the order you read them in) perhaps Excession or Look to Windward are good ideas. He also has a short story collection which is meant to be a decent intro called State of the Art, but I've not read that. Yet. Oh, they're science - fiction by the way. Link to comment
Kabuki Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Second this - although for fantasy folks I recommend "Inversions" (brilliant) and for the rest I recommend "Use of Weapons". He also writes plain fiction under the name Iain Banks, which is also worth a look. Link to comment
Andyr Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 I've read some of the standard fiction ones - The Business, The Bridge, Dead Air and The Wasp Factory, but I prefer the SF ones. Link to comment
JPS Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 He's been on my list of "writers I'm going to check out as soon as I have time" for a while now, but I suppose being reminded now and then doesn't hurt... Link to comment
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