Influences: Iain M. Banks

In my humble opinion, Mr. Banks is one of the great science fiction writers who deserves a place with the great ones like Heinlein and Burroughs. I particularly like his Culture novels, though even the other ones, including Feersum Endjinn all introduced ideas and a descriptive style that resonated with me. I doubt I’ll ever be write as well as Banks, but his worlds have been inspirational, giving a feeling for just how far you can go with science fiction. I wouldn’t call his work terribly easy to read or even all that accessible, but it’s absolutely worth the effort.

Feersum Endjinn
The Use of Weapons
The Player of Games
The Hydrogen Sonata
Look to Windward
Inversions
Excession
Consider Phlebas
The State of the Art
Matter
Surface Detail
The Algebraist