Books in order

Iain Banks — books in order

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Outside series
1987–2012
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The Player of Games
Start withThe Player of GamesCulture series · 1988Open the volume →
  • Iain Banks has 1 series with a set reading order in BookRank.
  • Start with Culture series — its first volume is “The Player of Games” (1988).
  • Outside the series: 3 ranked books, published 1993–2009.

Culture series

10 volumes · 1987–2012 · Completed · editor's note

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  1. Consider Phlebas
    Consider Phlebas1987
    7.47.4 / 10
  2. The Player of Games
    The Player of Games1988Start here
    8.48.4 / 10
  3. Use of Weapons
    Use of Weapons1990
    8.08.0 / 10
  4. The State of the Art
    The State of the Art1989
    7.47.4 / 10
  5. Excession
    Excession1996
    8.18.1 / 10
  6. Inversions
    Inversions1998
    7.87.8 / 10
  7. Look to Windward
    Look to Windward2000
    8.28.2 / 10
  8. Matter
    Matter2008
    8.08.0 / 10
  9. Surface Detail
    Surface Detail2010
    8.38.3 / 10
  10. The Hydrogen Sonata
    The Hydrogen Sonata2012
    8.18.1 / 10

Books outside any series

3 ranked titles, oldest first.

  1. Against a Dark Background
    Against a Dark Background114 ratings
    7.87.8 / 10
  2. The Algebraist
    The Algebraist188 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  3. Transition
    Transition86 ratings
    7.67.6 / 10

Series and volumes: Wikidata (CC0); the standalone list covers the books BookRank ranks, not the author’s complete bibliography.