Head on over to Twitter for more Culture-related activity by searching for the hashtag #25YearsofCulture. Check out the interview below to find out more about Iains most recent novel, THE HYDROGEN SONATA ( UK | US | AUS) as well his reflections regarding the past and future of the Culture.īut that’s not all…since we can’t very well pass out these delicious Culture cupcakes digitally, there will be a full day of fun and prizes elsewhere on the internet. Banks! For decades, the Culture series has engaged our imaginations and taken us to new, exotic alien worlds. Today we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Culture series by bestselling author Iain M. More information about this book will be released in due course.įind out how to pre-order here, and follow the Iain M. Curated by Ken MacLeod, it will include all of Iain’s notes, tables and charts relating to the Culture universe.

Banks fan.”įurther good news for Banks fans is that in late 2024, Orbit is planning to publish the definitive Culture companion book, celebrating the Culture through Iain’s own writing. It will be an essential addition to the collection of any Iain M. This wealth of material, generously released by the Estate, provides a fascinating insight into the workings of Iain’s extraordinary mind. The whole of the Culture – from language to nomenclature, from ships to weapons – already existed as intricate sketches, notes, and tables many years before it appeared in any of his fiction.

Banks’ vastly popular Culture series will already know, Iain meticulously designed every element of the Culture’s universe long before the novels were published. Orbit UK Publisher Anna Jackson says: “As many fans of Iain M. Beautifully bound in foiled cloth and displayed in a luxurious presentation box, this heirloom edition will be something to treasure. This large-format, landscape artbook will faithfully reproduce Iain’s exceptionally intricate drawings in their original format, and at their original scale.Ī deluxe limited edition of The Culture: The Drawings, containing the same extraordinary illustrations, will also be available worldwide for purchase exclusively from the Orbit UK store. The Culture: The Drawings will release on 7 th November 2023. Now these illustrations are being published together for the very first time in a book celebrating Banks’s grand vision. Banks created extensive original drawings detailing the universe of his bestselling and beloved Culture novels. Widely acknowledged as the modern master of science fiction, Iain M. Orbit is delighted to announce the release date for the hugely anticipated book The Culture: The Drawings by Iain M.

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