yoink 321 #1 April 4, 2013 http://friends.banksophilia.com/ Bad news man. Iain M Banks, a massive contributor to the sci-fi genre of writing is dying of gall bladder cancer. While he's not my favorite sci-fi writer, I have thoroughly enjoyed most of his books and would recommend most of them to anyone interested in that type of fiction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #2 April 4, 2013 I've never considered how well-known he is outside of the UK. Of course, he's not just a sci-fi writer - he's written many other novels as just plain 'Iain Banks' (apparently publishers suggested he add the middle initial for his sci-fi works because it made him sound 'more American'). His first novel, which I remember reading at the time, was The Wasp Factory. It caused quite a stir. Certainly an extremely creative guy with tremendous imagination. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malta_Dog 0 #3 April 4, 2013 I had enjoyed reading 'The Bridge' more than 20 years ago and I've just rediscovered his works with 'The Algebraist' which I'm finishing. I liked it so much that I've already bought the first of his 'Culture' novels... Wishing him the best... All your dropzone are belong to us!!!!111! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
