Gizmodo: Read the first chapter of Iain M. Banks’ new Culture novel, “Surface Detail”
Read the first chapter of Iain M. Banks’ new Culture novel, “Surface Detail”
The name Iain is a boy's name of Gaelic origin meaning "God is gracious". Iain, this authentic Gaelic form of John, has been well used in Scotland since the early twentieth century, used concurrently with the shortened Ian spelling, but is rarely seen in the US. Iain Banks and Iain Sinclair are respected contemporary Scottish novelists.
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing science fiction TV series Consider Phlebas. It is an adaptation of the novel by Iain M Banks, the first in the late Scottish author’s classic 10-book ...
New Scientist: Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master
The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan in Every Version of You in November to the utopian far-future imagined by Iain M. Banks in The Player of Games ...
Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master
MSN: Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M Banks is still a master
The New Scientist Book Club moved from the dystopian near-future imagined by Grace Chan inEvery Version of You in November to the utopian far-future imagined by Iain M. Banks in The Player of Games ...
Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M Banks is still a master
Ian or Iain is a male name of Scottish Gaelic origin, which is derived from the Hebrew given name יוֹחָנָן (Yohanan, Yôḥānān) and corresponds to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename Iain. This name is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as in other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of ...