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Last I heard he is quite well off. He's a relatively obscure/niche author in the US, but enjoys broad popularity in the UK.


> enjoys broad popularity in the UK.

I think he enjoys broad popularity just about everywhere in SF fan circles.


Perhaps, although he doesn't seem as well known, even among SFists, in the US as some other authors. However, when I say broad popularity in the UK, I mean in the entire literate population, not just SF, as his non-SF books are also highly regarded there, while fairly unknown in the US.

If you go into an American book store, you may find a couple of Banks books in the SF section, if it's a large and intelligent store. In my brief experience trying this, if you do the same in a British book store, you'll generally find his entire bibliography, SF and non.


> you'll generally find his entire bibliography, SF and non.

Ditto in my bookcase, and I'm in NL, not the UK...




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