I have never even heard of Iain M. Banks, but I will have to look him up...

Queen-Steward Justiss and her kingdom only exist in two freewrites thus far ... but they COULD be a book, someday. In the meantime, if you enjoy this style from me, you may like my first non-fiction published work, Seasons Siblings Timeshare Tiff, in which grim eldest brother Winter and baby brother Autumn fuss with their sister Spring, who decides to return to San Francisco in October one year!