Iain Banks

[Akalaël]

Just to salute this author that have let us yesterday.

I love his books, all the Culture cycle is so awsome !

This man was one of my favourite authors, I'm going to miss him, really

[Alephzorg]

Oh crap, his Culture novels are among my favorite SF ones. He should have been turned into an AI.

[Awaras]

I am currently in the middle of 'Consider Phlebas'. Sad news indeed.

[Tristavius]

I've never been a celebrity-worshiper. I can count on two hands the number of people I don't know personally who's death would upset me, and unfortunately this is one of them.

Sad, sad times. Both the real-world and sci-fi works are brilliant and the thought of never getting another culture novel is actually quite devastating. Interesting coincidence his last two novels are about someone dieing from cancer (his not yet published Iain Banks novel) and Sublimation (the now 'last' culture novel).

I'm from his part of the world and once spotted him in a small local pub and had the great pleasure of buying him a pint of ale (though I made no reference to knowing who he was and left him alone after a minutes talk about good walking trails near by). Absolute gentleman.