FabSwingers.com forum: RIP Iain Banks

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Died earlier today after a brief battle with cancer

One of this country's greatest contemporary fiction and science fiction writers

I was a particular fan of the Wasp Factory, the Crow Road, and his scifi works about the Culture.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

remember seeing the crow road, i heard he had cancer quite recently, very sad news, he didnt look very old, he had so much to live for too.

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By *aula.ceciliaWoman
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Crow road was a superb read!

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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago

Bridgwater - Somerset

"Crow road was a superb read!

Sad news, Love Espedaire Street, and Complicity.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"remember seeing the crow road, i heard he had cancer quite recently, very sad news, he didnt look very old, he had so much to live for too."

He was 59 ....

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

wow thats sad i didnt know he was ill

rip

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"remember seeing the crow road, i heard he had cancer quite recently, very sad news, he didnt look very old, he had so much to live for too.

He was 59 ...."

not very old.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Very sad. As a friend said, The Wasp Factory was our Catcher in the Rye.

I'm glad it didn't go on for too long.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

noooooooooo

I r have read everything published I just downloaded stonemouth for a trip to Barcelona.....

the culture..... swingerd on spaceships

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

"Died earlier today after a brief battle with cancer

One of this country's greatest contemporary fiction and science fiction writers

I was a particular fan of the Wasp Factory, the Crow Road, and his scifi works about the Culture."
Awww RIP.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"noooooooooo

I r have read everything published I just downloaded stonemouth for a trip to Barcelona.....

the culture..... swingerd on spaceships "

Just downloaded and read Stonemouth myself

I won't tell you how it ends

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never got on with his Ian M Banks stuff, but the Wasp Factory and Complicity remain two of my favourite books.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never got on with his Ian M Banks stuff, but the Wasp Factory and Complicity remain two of my favourite books.

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick

"noooooooooo

I r have read everything published I just downloaded stonemouth for a trip to Barcelona.....

the culture..... swingerd on spaceships

Just downloaded and read Stonemouth myself

I won't tell you how it ends

Just borrowed Stonemouth from the local library. Looking forward to it after the positive comments from posters above.

RIP

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Complicity I hope will be remembered posthumously as one of the great modern novels. Crow Road was also a great read. And getting a publisher to pay for him to visit every distellery in Scotland to opine on his favourite single malt was simply genius! Thought his final choice was wrong but life would be dull if we all agreed. RIP.

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