Feersum Endjinn - Iain M Banks

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  Mooose
  January 20th, 2014
  

  Thanks so VERY much!

  I have read all Iain M. Banks Sci Fi (most more than once), except this one!

  It has been unavailable anywhere outside UK stores — not on Audible or Amazon (in audio format) — and could only be purchased from Eureopean sites if being downloaded from a Europeean web address.

  I have been going crazy trying to find this. Finally the final remaining Banks SF audiobook is within my grasp. (I’ll hold my breath & pray for seeders!)

  Thanks again!

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  Nok
  January 20th, 2014
  

  It is a complete mystery where the number of seeders comes from. Every book that I have created a torrent for, has done the same thing.

  I too love Iain Banks. Have you read his other books that are not sci-fi? They still have that dark humour within them that I really enjoy.

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  vik
  January 21st, 2014
  

  Many thanks for sharing this.

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  Anonymous
  January 21st, 2014
  

  thanks

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  Mooose
  January 22nd, 2014
  

  Nok,

  Plenty of Seeders now (and I am really enjoying this book)!

  To answer your question, Nok, I read Banks very first published novel — and I enjoyed some of the weirdness in that one, as well as the surprise ending.

  But, certain elements seemed forced, to me (or, perhaps they seemed like the exact “formula” a new writer might use in an effort grab quick attention — and a cheap distinction from the pack of new writers — all desperate for one of the very few “sucess” slots available to fiction writers. (Sort of the way I felt about Bret Easton Ellis’ early work and fame.)

  Obviously, I was very wrong. But, I figured I had him pegged as a sensationalist (albeit talented) fiction writer. Now, that’s a trait that one expects, and never deducts for, in SF; and Banks didn’t disappoint! Although, along the way, I discovered a very compassionate and humane writer; one who dazzled me with far more than just weird FX.

  I was saddened by Banks sudden, death; but inspired by the dignity and grace he displayed throughout the very public period preceding it.

  Now that I have my facts straight (and am about to finish all of Banks’ SF novels), I must go back and try some of his regular fiction. Can you recommend any books that you found particularly enjoyable?

  Thanks again.

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  vik
  January 22nd, 2014
  

  Hi Mooose

  If you haven’t already read it Transition is a good novel. Published in the UK under Iain Banks but in the USA as Iain M Banks. It is borderline Sci-Fi.

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  Nok
  January 23rd, 2014
  

  Hello Mooose.

  I’m pleased that you are enjoying this. I found the audiobook easier going than the paper book. The spellings used in the vernacular parts of the book prevented a reading rhythm for me, but I still liked it.

  One of Iain Banks’ novels that holds a place in my heart is “The Crow Road.” It’s one of only a handful of books that have had me hooked from the first sentence. I mean, how can you read, “It was the day my Grandmother exploded,” and not just HAVE to read on?

  All the best.

  Nok

  Feersum Endjinn - Iain M Banks

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