Against a Dark Background
| Author | Iain M. Banks |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Orbit Books |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 487 |
| ISBN | 1-85723-179-1 |
| OCLC | 32014520 |
| Preceded by | The Crow Road |
| Followed by | Complicity |
Against a Dark Background is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1993. It was his first science fiction novel not to feature, or be set in, the Culture.