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Iain Banks: Extremely Ill With Cancer

Posted by Unknown on from the not-actually-jaundice dept.

The_Other_Kelly writes "News that will shock and sadden the many fans of Iain (M.) Banks. He is suffering from gall bladder cancer, and things do not look good: 'The bottom line, now, I'm afraid, is that as a late stage gall bladder cancer patient, I'm expected to live for "several months" and it's extremely unlikely I'll live beyond a year.' His books, both normal and science fiction, are world view warping Excessions, and my heart goes out to him and his. I am shocked and saddened. Thank you, Iain."

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  1. No more "Culture" novels. Damn. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Banks