Iain Banks' most recommended books

We've asked 10,000+ authors and super readers for their favorite books. Here are their favorite books by Iain Banks.

Chosen by 6 people

Books like The Wasp Factory

Book lists with Iain Banks' books

6 authors created a book list with a book by Iain Banks as one of their picks.

• Horror books that changed my life and could change yours
• Neurodivergent voices, quirky, heartbreaking
• That will haunt you for life
• Coming of age fiction about deeply troubled teens
• Unreliable narrators
• First-person serial killers

Book lists connected to Iain Banks' books

82 authors created a book list connected to Iain Banks' books by genre, topic, theme, and mood.

• The wild side of the Scotland-England borderlands
• Scottish historical fiction from the 20th century
• Eighteenth-century Scotland
• Historical romance set in Scotland
• Scottish historical fiction for middle graders
• Contemporary romances with a Scottish accent

Genres connected to Iain Banks' books

Topics connected to Iain Banks' books