Iain M. Banks

Iain Menzies Banks was a Scottish author who wrote mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks.
* He was born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland in 1954.
* He studied English Literature, Philosophy and Psychology at the University of Stirling.
* He published his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984.
* He went on to write 27 novels, including the Culture series.
* His books have been translated into over 20 languages.
* He won numerous awards for his writing, including the Hugo Award and the Locus Award.
* He was diagnosed with cancer in 2012 and died in 2013.
* He is considered one of the most important science fiction writers of his generation.