Author of novels that often involve Scotland, gender issues, drug taking, rough sex and political commentary. Just like H-man's weekends. Apart from living in Scotland. or gender issues. Just because I wear a red wig...

... and then there's The Culture and all that SF stuff. Which I will read more of. It's just that I don't own that many black T-shirts to qualify as a SF fan ;-)

Loathe to define a man by what he isn't, but I will anyway. NOT the guy who writes crime novels (that's Iain Rankin). NOT the guy who wrote a book on photography (that's a different Iain Banks).

Anyoldhow, loads of bits here; With an M looks at the wonderful world of Culture ship names, Without an M provides a handy plot ready reckoner for the non-M books, Raw Spirit takes a butchers at his spiffingly grand whisky travelogue and Other Stuff has, er, other stuff like downloads and links.

Azshashoshz!