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Iain Banks

GreenWithEnvy
GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
in Not Sports Related
Really sad news for Iain Banks fans out there :(

http://friends.banksophilia.com/

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,475
    mmmmmmmmm.. I am so sorry for Mr Banks. Pancreatic cancer is a real hard one and the cancer has spread throughout his body. As a cancer 'survivor', I can only wish him all the VERY best of luck in what will be a difficult time.
  • ChicagoAddick
    ChicagoAddick Posts: 4,418
    Iain Banks was and is one of my favourite writers. Very sad especially on the back of James Herbert's death last week.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,488
    My second favourite author. Sad indeed, to think that I'll never have the immense enjoyment of finishing another fantastic book of his. Hoping for a miracle, but he doesn't seem optimistic himself :(
  • Jints
    Jints Posts: 3,525
    That's really sad. I haven't read any of his latest mainstream novels since Crow Road but am a big fan of his sci-fi stuff.
  • east terrace peanuts
    east terrace peanuts Posts: 486
    His own full statement about his illness is absolutely stunning. What an example and so moving.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,674
    Damn. I loved "The Wasp Factory"
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,443
    Blimey, God bless him.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,780
    Gutted. I've read all of his stuff including the sci-fi.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Leroy Ambrose said:

    My second favourite author. Sad indeed, to think that I'll never have the immense enjoyment of finishing another fantastic book of his. Hoping for a miracle, but he doesn't seem optimistic himself :(

    I believe his latest (last?) novel will be fast-tracked into publication.

  • Killarahales
    Killarahales Posts: 1,082
    I had only started re-reading Feersum Endjinn yesterday for the umpteenth time...it's a marvellous book. I love all his sci-fi stuff and have read some of his mainstream novels. If you want to try Banks it's not a bad place to start...or the beginning of The Culture series with Consider Phlebas

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  • GreenWithEnvy
    GreenWithEnvy Posts: 1,857
    edited April 2013
    Started with The Player of Games and apart from William Gibson and Bradbury had never encountered such a rich sic-fi imagination! Then tried his contemporary stuff which also blew me away. How he mastered two types of fiction is awesome in itself. One of the great modern writers.
  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,488
    Excession is one of the greatest novels ever written. Ditto The Wasp Factory, and Transitions (underrated masterpiece).
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,818
    Read his statement last night, his bravery is awe inspiring.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Sad news, always a great read.
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,210
    terrific writer, one of my favourites, very sad news
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Wonderful author and notable whisky lover.

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