What type of authors are Alfred Bester and Iain Banks?
Alfred Bester Alfred Bester (December 18, 1913 – September 30, 1987) was an American science fiction author, TV and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor and scripter for comic strips and comic books. Though successful in all these fields, he is best remembered for his science fiction, including "The Demolished Man", winner of the inaugural Hugo Award in 1953.
Iain R. Edgar Iain Edgar (born 1948) is a social anthropologist at Durham University. He is a leading expert in the field of dreams and dreaming, and a specialist in altered states of consciousness and mental health. Starting his career in social work, Edgar received a PhD from the University of Keele, where he studied under Ronnie Frankenberg. His thesis "Dreamwork, Anthropology and the Caring Professions: A Cultural Approach to Dreamwork" discusses a wide range of psychodynamic possibilities and develops a method to work with dreams within a professional care environment.