Author

Iain M. Banks

Iain M. Banks was a Scottish author best known for his Culture series of space operas and his mainstream literary fiction. His books have sold millions worldwide and earned critical acclaim for their imaginative scope. This page provides the Iain M. Banks books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological
1987 Consider Phlebas PO · 1 No link
1988 The Player of Games PO · 2 No link
1989 The State of the Art PO · 3 No link
1990 Use of Weapons PO · 4 No link
1993 Against a Dark Background PO · 1 No link
1994 Feersum Endjinn PO · 2 No link
1996 Excession PO · 5 No link
1998 Inversions PO · 6 No link
2000 Look to Windward PO · 7 No link
2004 The Algebraist PO · 3 No link
2008 Matter PO · 8 No link
2009 Transition PO · 4 No link
2010 Surface Detail PO · 9 No link
2012 The Hydrogen Sonata PO · 10 No link
2023 The Culture: The Drawings PO · 11 No link
Book series
Publication Order of Culture Books 11 books · 1987–2023
01 Consider Phlebas 1987 No link
02 The Player of Games 1988 No link
03 The State of the Art 1989 No link
04 Use of Weapons 1990 No link
··· 7 more books in this series
Publication Order of Standalone Novels 4 books · 1993–2009
01 Against a Dark Background 1993 No link
02 Feersum Endjinn 1994 No link
03 The Algebraist 2004 No link
04 Transition 2009 No link