Why Iain Banks is my favourite author...

[eatmo]

Just when I  think I  know where he's taking the story, even when I  think I've successfully predicted a little twist in the storyline, he still manages to surprise me by following that little twist up with the main character's entire world collapsing around them, and changing absolutely everything.

And I'm not even a quarter of the way through

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i just

[anonymous]

try to imagine you typing this to Nick caves voice....
Sandra

Re: i just

[eatmo]

please don't.

[dibkins]

I don't like Ian m banksess books :( he always manages to feic up the end somehow.

[eatmo]

Which ones have you read?

[dibkins]

Against a Dark backdrop, use of weapons and the player of games. My friend is a big fan of his and lended me a few of them.
I just don't like what he does sometimes. I do, however, like the universe he has created.

[eatmo]

Try reading some of his non-sci-fi stuff. Walking on Glass and The Bridge are among my favourites. Whit is also very cool.

[gossy]

You've got a fair few twists to go yet..

[eatmo]

Good, good. Excession is next in line.

I'm just starting to get into his sci-fi series.

[gossy]

Excession is much 'harder' sci-fi, I'd say, but I thought it was quite good. I've read all his M books bar Feersum Endjinn, which I keep meaning to get around to.

The good news is, he's releasing a new one in October :D

[infinitecomplex]

Iain Banks rocks.