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Iain M. Banks (1954-2013)

Name
Iain M. Banks
LegalName
Iain Banks
Date of Birth
Tuesday, February 16, 1954 A.D.
Date of Death
Sunday, June 9, 2013 A.D.
Age
59
Nationality
Aliases
Iain Banks


Description

Iain Menzies Banks (b. February 16, 1954; d. June 9, 2013) was a Scottish science-fiction author.

Contributions

The Wasp Factory (1984)
Author Novel en GB
Walking on Glass (1985)
Author Novel en Scotland
The Bridge (1986)
Author Novel en Scotland
Consider Phlebas (1987)
Author Novel en Scotland
Espedair Street (1987)
Author Novel en Scotland
The Player of Games (1988)
Author Novel en GB
The State of the Art (1989)
Author Collection en Scotland
Canal Dreams (1989)
Author Novel en Scotland
Use of Weapons (1990)
Author Novel en Scotland
The Crow Road (1992)
Author Novel en US
Complicity (1993)
Author Novel en Scotland
Against a Dark Background (1993)
Author Novel en Scotland

Spouses

Notes

Legally, his name is "Iain Banks." His parents had intended to name him "Iain Menzies Banks," but due to a mistake on his father's part, he omitted the middle name, and thus did not happen. However, Banks did adopt his "middle name" in his speculative fiction writing byline.