Iain Banks books, ranked by your taste

Author · 12 books on Boxlist

Best known for Consider Phlebas, The Player of Games and The Wasp Factory.

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Books by Iain Banks

  1. The Player of Games

    The Player of Games

    Science fiction · 1988

    4.2 / 5

  2. Surface Detail

    Surface Detail

    Science fiction · 2010

    4.1 / 5

  3. Use of Weapons

    Use of Weapons

    Science fiction · 1990

    4.0 / 5

  4. The Hydrogen Sonata

    The Hydrogen Sonata

    Science fiction · 2012

    4.0 / 5

  5. Matter

    Matter

    Science fiction · 2008

    3.9 / 5

  6. Inversions

    Inversions

    Fantasy · 1998

    3.8 / 5

  7. The Algebraist

    The Algebraist

    Science fiction · 2004

    3.8 / 5

  8. The Wasp Factory

    The Wasp Factory

    Psychological · 1984

    3.7 / 5

  9. Against a Dark Background

    Against a Dark Background

    Science fiction · 1993

    3.7 / 5

  10. Consider Phlebas

    Consider Phlebas

    Science fiction · 1987

    3.6 / 5

  11. Feersum Endjinn

    Feersum Endjinn

    Science fiction · 1994

    3.5 / 5

  12. Dead Air

    Dead Air

    Thriller · 2002

    3.0 / 5 · 2 ratings

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