Scottish Science Fiction Author Iain Banks Dies of Cancer
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Scottish Science Fiction Author Iain Banks Dies of Cancer
The family of Scottish author Iain Banks has said that the writer passed away after a battle with terminal gall bladder cancer. Banks was best known for his novel The Wasp Factory as well as his science fiction work published under the name Iain M. Banks. A statement by his publishers said, "Banks' ability to combine the most fertile imaginations with his own highly distinctive brand of gothic humour made him unique."
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Iain Banks
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Author Iain Banks has terminal cancer - BBC News
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The Culture: The Drawings by Iain M Banks review — an anarcho-syndicalist utopia in pictures
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Scottish writer Iain Banks dies of cancer at 59 - India Today
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Iain Banks: Writer of both literary and science fiction best known for 'The Wasp Factory', The Independent
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Iain Banks dies of cancer at 59, just weeks after marrying his girlfriend when he realised he was terminally ill
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Transition by Iain M. Banks
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Iain Banks' Ashes to be Fired over the Forth by Rocket
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Iain Banks - TheSupercargo
Scottish author Iain Banks dies: BBC
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Iain Banks
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Scottish author Iain Banks dies at 59
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Iain Banks dies aged 59, Iain Banks
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Acclaimed Scots author Iain Banks dies aged 59 after cancer battle - Daily Record