Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
Scottish author Iain Banks has died two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, his family have said.
The writer revealed in April he was suffering from terminal gall bladder cancer and was unlikely to live for more than a year.
He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity.
In a statement, his publisher said he was "an irreplaceable part of the literary world".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047
Loved his books, especially the Culture novels
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Re: Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
Yeah read a few of his books in the past :-(
Re: Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
Along with Neil Gaiman he was the only novelists I bothered reading, will be missed, although was never a fan of the m banks scifi, his other stuff was superb.
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Re: Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
Sad loss, hoped he would get a longer run than this.....
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Re: Iain Banks dies of cancer aged 59
Very sad indeed. Along with his more mainstream novels his Culture Series made for awesome reading.
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