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Escape Pod => Science Fiction Discussion => Topic started by: Talia on April 03, 2013, 01:33:02 PM

Title: Iain Banks is ailing
Post by: Talia on April 03, 2013, 01:33:02 PM

Bad news from the science fiction literature world today...

BBC News: Author Iain Banks has terminal cancer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22015175)

Title: Re: Iain Banks is ailing
Post by: DKT on April 03, 2013, 01:54:44 PM

Just saw this. Awful, sad news.

Banks himself has a statement here (http://friends.banksophilia.com/).

Title: Re: Iain Banks is ailing
Post by: Scattercat on April 04, 2013, 03:44:25 AM

:-(

Title: Re: Iain Banks is ailing
Post by: kibitzer on May 30, 2013, 08:20:55 AM

Only just noticed this. This is very sad news indeed.

Title: Re: Iain Banks is ailing
Post by: Talia on June 09, 2013, 03:58:10 PM

Unfortunately, he has passed.  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22835047)