RIP Iain Banks

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Pat
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I know it'd been discussed on another thread that time was short, but shorter than we thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22780003

Loved The WASP Factory (first time I ever laughed and was totally disgusted at the same time) enjoyed a few of his others but never really got into his SciFi .
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Yeah it was awfully quick. I'm gutted.
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Pat wrote:I know it'd been discussed on another thread that time was short, but shorter than we thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22780003

Loved The WASP Factory (first time I ever laughed and was totally disgusted at the same time) enjoyed a few of his others but never really got into his SciFi .
Read this earlier & it was a bit shorter in coming than expected.
Write in peace dude.
Cheers.
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R I P - loved the wasp factory and the crow road
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Being645
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:( ... R.I.P.
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I met him once, as we live in the Kingdom. Had just finished 'Complicity' and realised the guy, filling up, in front of me was Iain Banks. Had a nice wee chat, as I remember, before he roared off on his bike.

Sad news indeed.
See! I told you it wasn't 'just a phase'!
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I couldn't get to grips with The Wasp Factory, but his Culture novels were staggering and without comparison in SF for me.

Shocking loss, came damn quickly. Did he manage to marry his wife before the End?

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I think they did manage to marry, yes.
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Very sad news.
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:(
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Randall Flagg
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Pat wrote:I know it'd been discussed on another thread that time was short, but shorter than we thought.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22780003

Loved The WASP Factory (first time I ever laughed and was totally disgusted at the same time) enjoyed a few of his others but never really got into his SciFi .
agreed - very sad news....

on another note, Pat - just looked at your Flickr pictures - they are beautiful, so thanks for sharing them!

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Incredibly sad. Great guy, really well thought of up here, no airs and graces. One of the few modern novelists I've really enjoyed. RIP.
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This was a bummer :(
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