Iain Banks

After publishing The Bridge, set in the shadow of the famous Forth Railway Bridge, which dominates the North Queensferry skyline, Banks embarked on a parallel career, writing science fiction under the name Iain M Banks, using the initial of his unofficial middle name of Menzies, which his father had...

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Published inHerald (Glasgow, Scotland)
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Glasgow (UK) Gannett Media Corp 10.06.2013
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Novels
Science fiction & fantasy
Scotland
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Summary:After publishing The Bridge, set in the shadow of the famous Forth Railway Bridge, which dominates the North Queensferry skyline, Banks embarked on a parallel career, writing science fiction under the name Iain M Banks, using the initial of his unofficial middle name of Menzies, which his father had forgotten to include on his birth certificate.