An only child, he lived in North Queensferry until the age of nine, near the naval dockyards in Rosyth, where his father was based. Early life īanks was born in Dunfermline, Fife, to a mother who was a professional ice skater and a father who was an officer in the Admiralty. In April 2013, Banks announced he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year. In 2008, The Times named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and television. His first science fiction book, Consider Phlebas, appeared in 1987, marking the start of the Culture series. After the success of The Wasp Factory (1984), he began to write full time. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies ( / ˈ m ɪ ŋ ɪ z/ ( listen)).
Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.From the BBC programme Open Book, 23 October 2009 Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. *Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. It was the fate of Horza, the Changer, and his motley crew of unpredictable mercenaries, human and machine, actually to find it, and with it their own destruction. Both the Culture and the Idirans sought it.
Deep within a fabled labyrinth on a barren world, a Planet of the Dead proscribed to mortals, lay a fugitive Mind.
Within the cosmic conflict, an individual crusade. The Idirans fought for their Faith the Culture for its moral right to exist. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced destruction, cold-blooded, brutal, and worse, random. Billions had died, billions more were doomed.
Consider Phlebas introduces listeners to the utopian conglomeration of human and alien races that explores the nature of war, morality, and the limitless bounds of mankind's imagination. Banks's seminal science fiction series, The Culture. Consider Phlebas: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *
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