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A big fan of Banks. The only two of his books I haven't read are The State of the Art and The Business. My favorites of his Ian Banks are (in no particular order): The Wasp Factory The Crow Road Complicity Walking on Glass Espedair Street The only one I didn't really like was A Song of Stone. As for M Banks stuff my favorites are: Player of Games Use of Weapons Excession Inversions Consider Phlebas was my first read of his sci-fi. I enjoyed it well enough but mostly because I found the culture an interesting concept. The plot wasn't anything special. I still think its the weakest of his sci-fi stuff. One thing I appreciate about the Culture is that it deals with the whole singularity concept but takes it as a matter of fact. This is a nice change from a lot of writers who deal with the same kinds of ideas but get overly focused on technical jargon. Banks manages to achieve high-concept sci-fi without becoming "hard" sci-fi. That may also put some potential readers off him, I realize, but he is well worth reading.
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I also should mention that I enjoyed Raw Spirit as well. A fun book and it got me interested in Single-Malts. I'm not an expert or anything but I am developing an appreciation for them. Thanks Iain!! To anyone viewing this thread; give his books a try.
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