Banksoniain #14 available for download

February 26th, 2009 in Global, Resources

The latest edition of the Banksoniain fanzine is now available to download from the Banksonian website.

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of The Wasp Factory we revisit Banks's first published novel. The timeline of Paul Cornell's radio adaptation of The State of the Art is examined and the production is reviewed, along with a trip to Diziet Sma's Paris. We also look back on Banks appearances at Gateshead Library, Lincoln Book Festival and Newcon4, and a quick look at the geography of chapter 2 of Complicity, along with the usual chronicling of Banks's media coverage.

Iain Banks FAQ moves to Blogspot

December 18th, 2008 in Global, Resources

Had a note in from Haddonsman this afternoon to say that he's re-located his near-legendary Iain Banks FAQ to iainbanksfaq.blogspot.com, if everyone could update their links and bookmarks, please.

The new site also has an RSS Feed to help you keep up with updates and is sub-divided into easy-to-navigate sections. Plus, you can add your comments to any of the FAQs on show.

Quick update – a few Banks-esque links

August 11th, 2008 in Global, Resources

First up, we've just added a couple of links to reviews of The Steep Approach to Garbadale to the reviews page.

Dave H sent us a link to a Guardian podcast of the recent discussion panel on The Wasp Factory that was chaired by John Mullan.

On the subject of The Wasp Factory, there's a lengthy analysis-piece over at a blog called The Anatomy Lesson, which probably deserves a few comments.

Readers might also be interested in visiting Jon's Soap Box, where you can read (and discuss) a comparison of the world-building techniques of Iain Banks and William Gibson.

And blogger Cobb ponders The Sybaritic Side of The Culture.

New issue of 'The Banksoniain' fanzine out now

February 29th, 2008 in Global, Resources

Been meaning to mention for a while now that the new issue of regular Banks-fanzine The Banksoniain is available now to download from banksoniain.netfirms.com.

The latest issue, #13 includes a round-up of Matter reviews, info on a new touring season for the stage adaptation of The Wasp Factory, write-ups of a couple of Iain's recent appearances, a list of his forthcoming appearances, and more. Go. Download. Read.

io9 says 'Welcome to The Culture'

February 13th, 2008 in Resources

To mark the release of Matter, science fiction mega-blog io9 has posted a handy, print-out-and-keep guide to the Culture, including a synopsis / mini-review of each Culture novel to-date, plus a link to an essay that Iain wrote back in 1994 to explain a few things about the Culture, that was originally posted to the rec.arts.sf.written newsgroup by Ken MacLeod.