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  • 22-05-2006 10:49am
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    bringitdown
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    Anyone care to recommend a followup book from Iain Banks?

    I have only read 'The Wasp Factory' which I enjoyed.

    What should come next?


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    dave13
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    I think Complicity is his best book. Can't recommend it enough. Otherwise The Bridge or The Crow Road are my other two favourites. I'd avoid The Business or Dead Air though. If you like Sci-fi you should try some of his, written as Iain M. Banks. I'm not a huge Sci-fi fan but I find these so well written I just can't put them down.


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    tman
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    Whit is one of my favourites
    Complicity is a superb read as well


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    Tree
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    i've only read a collection of his short stories - the state of the art. loved it, want more


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    Piste
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    I loved the Crow Road, it's what got me reading Ian Banks, I'd suggest The Crow Road also.


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    Kai
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    Id second the Crow Road, great story. Also i never really read SciFi books until i tried some oh his and i have to say they are very good. Ive read most of his SciFi stuff now well worth taking a look.


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    growler
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    bringitdown wrote:
    Anyone care to recommend a followup book from Iain Banks?

    I have only read 'The Wasp Factory' which I enjoyed.

    What should come next?


    depression

    ;)


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    Fysh
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    State Of The Art is a good read if you're not sure about whether you'll like his sci-fi work; he generally does a good balance of interesting characters & storyline vs sci-fi ideas.

    The Bridge is a damn fine read, but you could also try A Song Of Stone - it takes a little while to get into but I found it worthwhile. I didn't like Dead Air much though; it was well-written but there just wasn't all that much to it, and the main character wasn't engaging enough to hold your interest after a while.


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    Jay Tomio
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    I've only read a collection of his short stories - the state of the art. loved it, want more

    Those stories are Culture stories and if you liekd them yo ushould check out the Culture novels:

    Consider Phlebas
    The Player of Games
    Use of Weapons
    Excession
    Inversions
    Look to Windward


    This is an excellent sequence of books.


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    r3nu4l
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    Fysh wrote:
    ...you could also try A Song Of Stone - it takes a little while to get into but I found it worthwhile.

    I might go back to this one so. I started out reading the first ten pages and found it difficult to get into. I thought perhaps that I just wasn't in the mood for that type of book but I might give it a try again. Thanks :D


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