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RIP Iain Banks
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 16:54
by Pat
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 .
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 17:22
by markfiend
Yeah it was awfully quick. I'm gutted.
Re: RIP Iain Banks
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 17:23
by Pista
Read this earlier & it was a bit shorter in coming than expected.
Write in peace dude.
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 17:43
by NickW
R I P - loved the wasp factory and the crow road
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 18:43
by Being645
... R.I.P.
Posted: 09 Jun 2013, 19:01
by Shamiss
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.
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 10:59
by timsinister
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?
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 11:49
by markfiend
I think they did manage to marry, yes.
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 11:55
by Silver_Owl
Very sad news.
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 11:59
by Quiff Boy
Re: RIP Iain Banks
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 21:00
by Randall Flagg
agreed - very sad news....
on another note, Pat - just looked at your Flickr pictures - they are beautiful, so thanks for sharing them!
Flagg
Posted: 10 Jun 2013, 23:06
by Nikolas Vitus Lagartija
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.
RIP Iain Banks
Posted: 11 Jun 2013, 06:15
by Bahamas
This was a bummer