Ok...
Heard good things about Iain M Banks.

I'm up for giving it a try, what's your top recommendation?
( Cawl, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:06, 2 replies, latest was 17 years ago)

read The Player of Games
then Consider Phlebas

or the other way round I guess. Doesn't matter, they are all good.

also, if you haven't already, read The Wasp Factory. I think you will particularly enjoy it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:07, Reply)

Ok then.
Wasp Factory sounds like fun. I'll give that a flick first.
( Cawl, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:10, Reply)

wasp factory isn't one of his sci fi ones
but the non sci fi, written as Iain Banks contains several of my favourite books ever. If you are going down that route, also read Espedair St.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:11, Reply)

And The Crow Road and Complicity
And The Bridge, but don't read the newer ones and they are really not very good.

Walking on Glass is pretty good though.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:14, Reply)

This always happens.
*sighs*
I shall buy ONE book.
Which one should it be?
( Cawl, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:17, Reply)

The Wasp Factory

(Bazongaloid, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:24, Reply)

Thank you.

( Cawl, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply)

I watched the BBC thing of the Crow Road recently
not bad

Dead Air is a pretty good read too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 11:04, Reply)

seconded
Although I would say against a dark background is my fave, then the Culture novels, you would love use of weapons I think.
Someof his un-M books are a bit odd though, walking on glass, canal dreams and a song of stone are hard reads
(Halfy By light alone, Fri 25 Sep 2009, 11:17, Reply)