A Personal Statement from Iain Banks

Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by jeffheard on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @09:28AM (#5485863)

Two of my favorite authors now... Three if you count that some people consider K.J. Parker to be a pseudonym of Iain (M) Banks.

My two favorites of his I think will always be Use of Weapons and Look to Windward. Coincidentally, I just started re-reading Excession last night.

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Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by Suitov on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @01:04PM (#5487332)

KJ? A pseudonym of Iain? I reckon she'd be highly amused at that...

"For example, I don't much enjoy reading Iain M. Banks, simply because his world-view and mine don't coincide much; but I’ve learned an enormous amount from his masterful use of structure and language." -- KJ Parker (http://www.orbitbooks.net/interview/k-j-parker/)

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Re:A Personal Statement from Iain Banks by IvyMike on Wednesday April 03, 2013 @07:24PM (#5489972)

I think it's unlikely, too.

But Iain Banks criticizing and then praising his own work under a pseudonym is something he would think was very funny.

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