The science fiction writer will be joining us at 1pm BST on Wednesday 1 October to discuss his late friend Iain Banks The Bridge, as well as his own work. Post your questions now
Iain Banks: A science-fiction star first and foremost
Iain Banks The Bridge: the link between his mainstream and SF work
Its a great pleasure to say that the writer Ken MacLeod is going to join us at 1pm on Wednesday 1 October for a webchat about Iain Banks. Ken and Iain were friends from their mid-teens onwards and this is a superb opportunity to ask about the life, works and enduring legacy of one our greatest literary stars.
Ken has also promised to re-read this months reading group title, The Bridge, so if you have any lingering questions about this fascinating, complex book this is a good opportunity to air them. Also, as a primer, and since weve been discussing how The Bridge straddles Banks mainstream fiction and his SF output, you might want to look at MacLeods lovely tribute to his friends talent, the way he smuggled truck-loads of science fiction past the border guards of the literary establishment and the mark he is going to leave on posterity:
The reputation and reception of Iain Banks as a mainstream author may fluctuate in the future. His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthrall new readers, but tastes change unpredictably as decades pass. But the place of Iain M Banks in science fiction is already assured, and permanent. He was one of our very best, a star whose light will travel a long way, and fall on places not yet built.
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