![]() ![]() The author went on to produce a few more mainstream novels before finally delivering Consider Phlebas in 1987, his first science fiction novel. And he was more than happy to quit everything else and focus on his writing. The Wasp Factory, Iain’s first novel, was published in 1984. In fact, even with his love for science fiction and his desire to pursue the genre, Iain eventually grew so frustrated with his failures that he decided to experiment with mainstream fiction.Īnd the decision paid off. Banks only ever took forms of employment that gave him time to write.Įven though Iain’s first novel was written when he was 11, it took the author quite a while to find success. As an only child, it came as no surprise when he took to reading with fervor, his interesting in science fiction burgeoning when he was introduced to Kemlo and the Zones of Silence.Ī student of Gourock and Greenock High Schools, and a graduate of the University of Stirling where he studied English, Psychology, and Philosophy, Iain fulfilled a number of roles as an adult, this including working as a technicIain, expedite analyzer and a costing clerk for companies like British Steel Corporation and IBM.Īnd his choice in jobs was no accident. The only child of an ice skater and an officer in the Admiralty, Iain did quite a bit of moving when he was young as a result of his father’s work. Iain was born in 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife. ![]()
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