mmmmmmmmm.. I am so sorry for Mr Banks. Pancreatic cancer is a real hard one and the cancer has spread throughout his body. As a cancer 'survivor', I can only wish him all the VERY best of luck in what will be a difficult time.
My second favourite author. Sad indeed, to think that I'll never have the immense enjoyment of finishing another fantastic book of his. Hoping for a miracle, but he doesn't seem optimistic himself
My second favourite author. Sad indeed, to think that I'll never have the immense enjoyment of finishing another fantastic book of his. Hoping for a miracle, but he doesn't seem optimistic himself
I believe his latest (last?) novel will be fast-tracked into publication.
I had only started re-reading Feersum Endjinn yesterday for the umpteenth time...it's a marvellous book. I love all his sci-fi stuff and have read some of his mainstream novels. If you want to try Banks it's not a bad place to start...or the beginning of The Culture series with Consider Phlebas
Started with The Player of Games and apart from William Gibson and Bradbury had never encountered such a rich sic-fi imagination! Then tried his contemporary stuff which also blew me away. How he mastered two types of fiction is awesome in itself. One of the great modern writers.
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