eBook-Tipp: Romane von Iain Banks

Iain Menzies Banks (* 16. Februar 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife, Schottland; † 9. Juni 2013 in Kirkcaldy, Fife) war ein britischer Schriftsteller.

Seine Romane veröffentlichte er unter dem Namen Iain Banks beziehungsweise, wenn es sich um Science-Fiction handelte, als Iain M. Banks.

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The Wasp Factory

Horror-Roman von Iain Banks

Frank, no ordinary sixteen-year-old, lives with his father outsIde a remote Scottish village. Their life is, to say the least, unconventional. Frank’s mother abandoned them years ago: his elder brother Eric is confined to a psychiatric hospital; and his father measures out his eccentricities on an imperial scale. Frank has turned to strange acts of violence to vent his frustrations. In the bizarre daily rituals there is some solace.

Sein erster Roman, 1984 veröffentlicht. „A Gothic horror story of quite exceptional quality…macabre, bizarre and…quite impossible to put down“ (FINANCIAL TIMES) (530 Rezensionen / 4,0 Sterne), 194 Seiten noch günstig?

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The Crow Road

Horror-Roman von Iain Banks

Prentice McHoan has returned to the bosom of his complex but enduring Scottish family. Full of questions about the McHoan past, present and future, he is also deeply preoccupied: mainly with death, sex, drink, God and illegal substances…

Sein sechster Roman, 1992 veröffentlicht. „Menacing, dark and very funny“ (Telegraph) (243 Rezensionen / 3,9 Sterne), 516 Seiten noch günstig?

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Complicity

Thriller von Iain Banks

A few spliffs, a spot of mild S&M, phone through the copy for tomorrow’s front page, catch up with the latest from your mystery source – could be big, could be very big – in fact, just a regular day at the office for free-wheeling, substance-abusing Cameron Colley, a fully paid-up Gonzo hack on an Edinburgh newspaper. The source is pretty thin, but Cameron senses a scoop and checks out a series of bizarre deaths from a few years ago – only to find that the police are checking out a series of bizarre deaths that are happening right now.

Sein siebter Roman, 1993 veröffentlicht. „The sort of sophisticated whodunit that keeps you guessing and keeps you thinking…Dizzyingly clever.“ (Telegraph) (107 Rezensionen / 3,9 Sterne), 322 Seiten noch günstig?

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Stonemouth

Thriller von Iain Banks

Stewart Gilmour is back in Stonemouth. After five years in exile his presence is required at the funeral of patriarch Joe Murston, and even though the last time Stu saw the Murstons he was running for his life, staying away might be even more dangerous than turning up.

Sein dreizehnter Roman, 2012 veröffentlicht. „Utterly absorbing . . . Addictive, funny and brilliantly observed.“ (Telegraph) (216 Rezensionen / 4,1 Sterne), 358 Seiten noch günstig?