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Iain Banks (1) [1954–2013]

This page covers the author of The Wasp Factory.

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Iain Banks (1) has been aliased into Iain M. Banks.

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The Wasp Factory 6,772 copies, 197 reviews
The Crow Road 3,094 copies, 58 reviews
Against a Dark Background 2,835 copies, 44 reviews
Complicity 2,379 copies, 24 reviews
The Bridge 2,108 copies, 27 reviews
The Business 1,886 copies, 28 reviews
Dead Air 1,654 copies, 23 reviews
A Song of Stone 1,639 copies, 21 reviews
Whit 1,628 copies, 12 reviews
Walking on Glass 1,518 copies, 9 reviews
Espedair Street 1,387 copies, 15 reviews
The Steep Approach to Garbadale 1,320 copies, 38 reviews
Canal Dreams 1,185 copies, 14 reviews
Stonemouth 670 copies, 34 reviews

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