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Iain Banks inspiring space travel

SCOTS writer Iain Banks is helping to inspire space travel - less than two years after his death. The celebrated science fiction author has been...

Mysterious book sculpture pays tribute to the late Iain Banks

EDINBURGH’S ANONYMOUS book sculptor has paid tribute to the late Iain Banks in their latest delivery to the city’s International Book Festival. Excited crowds gathered...

Dying Iain Banks writes fictional book about his terminal illness

DYING Scots author Iain Banks has announced that his final book will detail the physical and emotional strain of cancer – the disease which...

Don’t Banks on it: Author Iain loses out on solar power money

SCOTLAND’S greatest science fiction writer claims he has been short-changed out of thousands of pounds after putting solar panels on his roof. Iain Banks, who...

Rock and roll plan to get writers touring Scotland

By Martin Graham LITERATURE may be the new rock and roll, but organisers are hoping that a new initiative to create a touring network for...

Home Turbines Flawed

By Alexander Lawrie  HOME turbines which generate eco-friendly electricity are fundamentally flawed, a new study claims. The much-publicised green appliances are said to produce much less...

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