Matter
Matter shortlisted for 2009 Prometheus Award
Iain’s latest Culture novel, Matter – currently available in the UK, US and Australia in Orbit paperback – has been shortlisted for the 2009 Prometheus Award. This award is given by the Libertarian Futurist Society […]
Read More‘Matter’ reviewed for Wired.com’s GeekDad blog
Over at blog.wired.com/geekdad/, reviewer John Baichtal takes a look at Matter and definitely likes what he sees: “By the time I’d read fifty pages, not only was I hooked, but I was sure Matter was […]
Read MoreBloomer, Harrison, McCalmont and Raven on ‘Matter’
Four of the UK’s top genre bloggers / reviewers / commentators – James Bloomer, Niall Harrison, Jonathan MacCalmont and Paul Raven – have been holding a round-robin discussion of the latest Iain Banks Culture novel, […]
Read MoreGwyneth Jones reviews ‘Matter’ for Strange Horizons
Award-winning author Gwyneth Jones has penned a long, thoughtful and insightful review of Matter, which has been posted online at Strange Horizons. Gwyneth draws intriguing parallels between certain plot elements the new Culture novel and […]
Read More‘Matter’ reviewed by Nick Ryan for The Daily Express
Nick Ryan has reviewed Matter for UK newspaper The Daily Express. As well as describing Iain as “quite simply, a prodigy”, he concludes his review with a ringing endorsement: “It’s grand, stirring stuff with a […]
Read MoreQuickfire Iain M Banks interview online at SciFi.com
John Joseph Adams talks to Iain [M] Banks about Matter, over at SciFi.com. [Thanks to Gary W for the heads-up]
Read More‘Matter’ reviewed for GlobeandMail.com
Matt Kavanagh dropped us a line to say that his review of Matter has been posted on the Globe and Mail website. Here’s what he said in his introduction: “Named one of the top 50 […]
Read MoreAdrienne Martini reviews ‘Matter’ for the Baltimore City Paper
Alongside some familiar musing on Iain’s bemusingly low profile in the US market, reviewer Adrienne Martini says in her piece for the Baltimore City Paper: “Like most other [Iain] M. Banks books, Matter twists in […]
Read More‘Matter’ reviewed by RJ Barker for SFCrowsNest.com
In a lengthy and detailed review for www.computercrowsnest.com, RJ Barker says: “Dipping back into ‘The Culture’ felt like a joyous return to a long missed and familiar place. Banks has such a clever way with […]
Read MoreIain Banks and Ken MacLeod AyeWrite! appearance – video available
If you didn’t manage to get to Glasgow for the AyeWrite! Book Festival earlier this month and therefore missed the on-stage appearance of Iain Banks and Ken MacLeod, then do not despair, you now have […]
Read More‘Matter’ review posted on Slashdot
Reviewer Simon DeDeo has posted a review of Matter up on Slashdot. Simon makes a very intriguing point about the underlying ‘Britishness’ of The Culture: “Banks’ prose is free-flowing and liberally dosed with a kind […]
Read MoreIain Banks interviewed and ‘Matter’ reviewed for Time Magazine Online
Lev Grossman has posted a review of Matter over at www.Time.com as well as an interview with Iain, which you can find over at his and Matt Selman’s Time.com hosted Nerd World blog. In the […]
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