Iain Banks - diagnosed with terminal cancer
Iain Banks - diagnosed with terminal cancer
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Grenoble

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58,635 posts

182 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/219947-renowned-scot...

Very sad. One of my favourite SF authors.

N Dentressangle

3,453 posts

249 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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That's rubbish news. frown

The_Gza

592 posts

278 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Sad news from one of my favourite authors frown

squicky

278 posts

207 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Wow, that's really sad news, I think he probably is my favourite author.

Caruso

7,545 posts

283 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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I found out this morning and was filled with sadness. I particularly looked forward to his SF books and eagerly awaited each new one.

GadgeS3C

4,727 posts

191 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Just spotted this on the BBC site, yes very, very sad.


Grenoble

Original Poster:

58,635 posts

182 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Caruso said:
I found out this morning and was filled with sadness. I particularly looked forward to his SF books and eagerly awaited each new one.
Yep. I love the Culture books, and the idea that the Algebraist could have been a trilogy.

Don

28,378 posts

311 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Poor chap. Lovely bloke, great author, petrolhead.

The Beeb are carrying the story on their front page - the poor man has terminal cancer.

frown

Every year I look forward to the latest Iain M Banks novel. What a shame.

isee

3,713 posts

210 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Oh no!
Damn, I think being able t put himself into a deep freezer or uploading himself to a neural lance would come in pretty handy right now. frown

Lefty

20,541 posts

229 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Used to be a proper petrolhead too..

Champhill

4,097 posts

165 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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I am genuinely saddened by this news, he is without duobt my favourite writer by some distancefrown

Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

201 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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I don't go for SF but obviously The Wasp Factory is a stand out novel. I really Complicity too, my kinda story!

sad news indeed, quite a talent

Carthage

4,261 posts

171 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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frown
One of my favourite authors.

Gaspode

4,167 posts

223 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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This is just awful news, he's been my favourite author for years.

whoami

13,194 posts

267 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Very, vey sad.

Coincidentally, I just finished reading Stonemouth last night and was looking forward to his next book being published later this year.

DibblyDobbler

11,478 posts

224 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Terrible news - my favourite author frown

LordGrover

34,123 posts

239 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Yep, sad news indeed.

Hugo a Gogo

23,436 posts

260 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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terribly sad for him of course, but sad for us that we'll not get any more Culture novels

I can recommend his non-fiction 'Raw Spirit' book for petrolheads and whisky lovers

Baron Greenback

7,702 posts

177 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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Terrible news one of my favourite author! Use of weapons is one of my favourite books he wrote, the Culture series is just so good. Loved his normal fiction also, top has to be The wasp factory!

Mintyhit

125 posts

184 months

Wednesday 3rd April 2013
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I am really sad about this - I love the culture series and I think he probably has many more books left in him.