Author | Iain M. Banks |
---|---|
Audio read by | Peter Kenny |
Language | English |
Series | The Culture (some stories) |
Genre | Science fiction, Slipstream |
Publisher | Mark V. Ziesing [1] |
Publication date | 1989 |
Publication place | Scotland |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 188 |
ISBN | 0-929480-06-6 |
OCLC | 59159368 |
Preceded by | Use of Weapons |
Followed by | Excession |
The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1989. [1] The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline "Iain Banks", as well as the title novella and others set in Banks's Culture fictional universe.
The non-SF stories in the collection are the only non-SF stories published under his Iain M. Banks name.
The collection was published in the US in 2004 by Night Shade Books, in hardback ( ISBN 1-892389-38-X) and limited editions ( ISBN 1-892389-99-1). The limited edition contains work by Banks not found in the UK version. A Trade Paperback edition was printed in Canada in 2007 by Night Shade Books, ( ISBN 978-1-59780-074-7) It contains the additional text 'A Few Notes on the Culture'.
"Piece" was adapted by Craig Warner for BBC Radio 5 and broadcast on 6 June 1991. [3] It was directed by John York. The cast included:
"The State of the Art" was adapted by Paul Cornell for the Afternoon Play slot on BBC Radio 4 and broadcast on 5 March 2009. [4] [5] The adaptation was directed by Nadia Molinari and the main cast was:
In late 2009 it was announced that the story " A Gift From the Culture" was in the early stages of being adapted for the cinema by Dominic Murphy, the director of White Lightnin'. [6]
In 1990 Mike Christie reviewed the collection for Foundation. Christie called the collection a "rare success" in the genre of utopian fiction, successfully merging the styles of political utopia and "high-tech sf". He praises Banks for showing a cast of believable, imperfect characters, who in turn make his utopia - the world of The Culture - more realistic. [7]
Banks, Iain M. (1991), The State of the Art, London: Orbit, ISBN 0-356-19669-0 (paperback ISBN 1-85723-030-2).
Author | Iain M. Banks |
---|---|
Audio read by | Peter Kenny |
Language | English |
Series | The Culture (some stories) |
Genre | Science fiction, Slipstream |
Publisher | Mark V. Ziesing [1] |
Publication date | 1989 |
Publication place | Scotland |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 188 |
ISBN | 0-929480-06-6 |
OCLC | 59159368 |
Preceded by | Use of Weapons |
Followed by | Excession |
The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1989. [1] The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline "Iain Banks", as well as the title novella and others set in Banks's Culture fictional universe.
The non-SF stories in the collection are the only non-SF stories published under his Iain M. Banks name.
The collection was published in the US in 2004 by Night Shade Books, in hardback ( ISBN 1-892389-38-X) and limited editions ( ISBN 1-892389-99-1). The limited edition contains work by Banks not found in the UK version. A Trade Paperback edition was printed in Canada in 2007 by Night Shade Books, ( ISBN 978-1-59780-074-7) It contains the additional text 'A Few Notes on the Culture'.
"Piece" was adapted by Craig Warner for BBC Radio 5 and broadcast on 6 June 1991. [3] It was directed by John York. The cast included:
"The State of the Art" was adapted by Paul Cornell for the Afternoon Play slot on BBC Radio 4 and broadcast on 5 March 2009. [4] [5] The adaptation was directed by Nadia Molinari and the main cast was:
In late 2009 it was announced that the story " A Gift From the Culture" was in the early stages of being adapted for the cinema by Dominic Murphy, the director of White Lightnin'. [6]
In 1990 Mike Christie reviewed the collection for Foundation. Christie called the collection a "rare success" in the genre of utopian fiction, successfully merging the styles of political utopia and "high-tech sf". He praises Banks for showing a cast of believable, imperfect characters, who in turn make his utopia - the world of The Culture - more realistic. [7]
Banks, Iain M. (1991), The State of the Art, London: Orbit, ISBN 0-356-19669-0 (paperback ISBN 1-85723-030-2).