# The Culture: The Drawings - Hardcover

by **Iain M. Banks** (Author)

**This extraordinary collection celebrates the dazzling worldbuilding of Iain M. Banks, one of the most important and influential writers in modern science fiction.**

Banks created many original drawings detailing the universe of his bestselling Culture novels. Now these illustrations are being published for the very first time in a book that celebrates Banks' grand vision.

Faithfully reproduced from notebooks kept in the 1970s and 80s, these annotated original illustrations depict the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.

This is an essential addition to the collection of any Iain M. Banks fan.

**"Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future'" -** _**Guardian**_

The Culture series:  
_Consider Phlebas  
The Player of Games  
Use of Weapons  
The State of the Art  
Excession  
Inversions  
Look to Windward  
Matter  
Surface Detail  
The Hydrogen Sonata_

### Author Biography

**Iain Banks** came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987 and began his celebrated ten-book Culture series. He is acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation.

**Number of Pages:** 160

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 10.23 x 14.24 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 07, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 60.0 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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