Hmmm, Favourite IMB book, eh? Well, my love of Feersum has already been documented and Inversions is up there in the top 3. I think that if anyone has read and...
Dear Iainians, Hello all. I wanted to invite everyone to the new Charles Sheffield group I have established for the late Nebula and Hugo awards winning SF ...
Call For Papers=20 Popular Culture Association (PCA) Science Fiction and Fantasy (SF/F) Area April 12 - 15, 2006 Atlanta, Georgia ... An Edited Text...
Iain is always one of those authors who surprises me every time I finish a book with the depth and artistry of his works. It's always a joy to read his books....
I know, I know... When I spot the little buggers I do delete them but I have to remember to come into Groups every now and then to check on things. Anyway,...
"I just pick up my stories as I amble along, little bits of this, little bits of that. It gets easier the longer you've been at it." ~ Iain M. Banks [Non-text...
Ooops. :-) Thanks, for the clarification. I'm special that way. My question was actually about moderation/ownership. I wasn't sure who was actually watching...
Hello all, I found the group's links listed here didn't work for some reason (or had been moved elsewhere). So I took the liberty of adding a lot of relevant...
"I just pick up my stories as I amble along, little bits of this, little bits of that. It gets easier the longer you've been at it." ~ Iain Banks [Non-text...
Thank for all this work Thomas. JD From: iainmbanks@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iainmbanks@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kurvanas Sent: 19 March 2007 19:39 To:...
You are welcome. My pleasure. We're all here for the Culture, after all. Glad to do my part. Thomas <John said: Thank for all this work Thomas. [Non-text...
Thomas Thanks for sorting out the spam. I had it on my list of things to do and when I got in it was all sorted. Your arrival has breathed a bit more life into...
I like that...Banksness. Yes, I read an interview where he blamed his addiction to the computer game Civilization for slowing down the writing of his latest...
This isn't SF related, but has anyone read Banks' novel Walking On Glass? This is a strange, to say the least, book. But Banks can pull it off with his...
It's been a while since I read it but I think it's one of his most imaginative books, particularly as it isn't straight-forward fiction having some bizarre...
Oh I missed that one! Damn. But you know, reading Mr. Banks one senses there are about fifty allusions and winks per chapter and we catch only half. Thomas <<...
See, I found Banks via his SF side and read most of those Cultured works, and have only more recently started reading his "regular" fiction. I think all of his...