Publisher's Synopsis
Critics have paid less attention to Banks's SF than his mainstream work although a substantial body of scholarship on the Culture series has developed since at least 1996, significantly increasing in volume since around the time of Banks's death in 2013. Banks's non-Culture SF such as 'The Algebraist', 'Feersum Endjinn' and 'Against a Dark Background' has received the least attention of his oeuvre to date. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the author's science fiction, determining unique areas of connection.
