Iain Banks, 1954-2013: RIP

The BBC is reporting that Iain Banks died at 59, just two months after announcing he had terminal cancer, and weeks after an update in which he was sounding a tiny bit more optimistic.

A great writer, of both SF and mainstream work, and he will be missed.

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2 Responses to “Iain Banks, 1954-2013: RIP”

  1. Obit watch: June 9, 2013. « Whipped Cream Difficulties says:
    June 9, 2013 at 11:00 AM

    […] Ian Banks has passed on. (Hattip: Lawrence.) […]

  2. Richard York says:
    June 9, 2013 at 5:32 PM

    A huge loss for literature.

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