[quote]In April, Banks posted a brave message announcing that he was suffering from terminal cancer, and fellow author Charles Stross has confirmed that Banks died this morning. It's difficult to express Banks' contribution to science fiction, engrossing readers in the vast and complex universe of the Culture for a quarter of a century. [/quote] Anyone else here kind of bummed out that he's died? I'm quite a huge fan on the Culture books and I'm very sad that there'll be no more set in that fantastic universe. If you haven't read them I highly recommend you do so if you are a fan scifi/space opera books. He will be missed RIP