Author Iain Banks has terminal cancer

Armoured_Bear 3 Apr 2013 13:09:11 31,233 posts
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Sad news, I love quite a few of his non sci-fi novels
Leolian 3 Apr 2013 13:09:25 1,200 posts
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figgis 3 Apr 2013 13:16:10 7,721 posts
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Deleted user 3 April 2013 13:26:30

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
FogHeart 3 Apr 2013 13:27:56 1,270 posts
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Bloody cancer, every so often it finds a hammer to break your heart, in between those times it finds a hundred ways to chip away at it.
binster 3 Apr 2013 13:40:46 574 posts
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ardamillo 3 Apr 2013 14:04:21 638 posts
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Khanivor 3 Apr 2013 14:04:52 44,800 posts
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As long as Iain M Banks is OK.
Dirtbox 3 Apr 2013 14:06:18 92,595 posts
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mal 3 Apr 2013 15:49:26 29,326 posts
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Will you do me the honour of becoming my widow?
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mumtoucher 3 Apr 2013 16:17:26 805 posts
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Very very sad news. Gutted.
senso-ji 3 Apr 2013 16:25:30 10,271 posts
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Sad news indeed.

Deleted user 3 April 2013 16:33:26

I don't think I've ever read work as diverse and consistently brilliant by any other author. First James Herbert now Iain Banks what the hell is going on with my favourite authors?

TOOTR 3 Apr 2013 17:08:20 10,459 posts
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Gutted indeed - from feeling a sore back to being told you have months to live in the matter of a few weeks. Difficult to comprehend.

What a fantastic story teller he is.

Jetset_UK 3 Apr 2013 17:41:40 3,578 posts
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Really gutted. From a pure selfish point of view that there will be no more Culture books, but also because whenever I've heard him speak, he always comes across as a wonderful person.

All the best Iain.

wayneh 3 Apr 2013 17:44:54 2,599 posts
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God no, no-one has captured my imagination as much as Iain Banks with his ability to twist a plot and hold your attention. And no more Culture novels. My kindle will never be the same again

Jono62 3 Apr 2013 17:51:39 27,356 posts
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