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Valar Morghulis
A fantastic author, will be greatly missed.
I went to see Iain do a reading of Stonemouth, he was so enthusiastic - such an entertaining evening.
Struggling to finish reading Stonemouth since he announced his illness.
Two of my favourite authors in one week - Sharpe and Banks.
Bit concerned, as the only books I installed at my partners house last year are for four authors - Sharpe, Banks, Pratchett and Matthew Reilly (he seems well).
Hopefully some Culture books will get turned into well adapted films.
Last edited by snedger; 09-06-2013 at 09:17 PM.
Pleiades (09-06-2013)
Not one of my favourite authors, but one I've still enjoyed over the years. I will miss his work, and my sympathy goes to his family, friends and fans.
Damn, we all knew it was going to happen for a while now, still sucks - no more culture
RIP
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I`ve never read any of his books but always saw them on the shelves in book shops and in the best seller lists so he must have been pretty good.
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