After Iain Banks made his shocking announcement, tributes poured in from around the world.
William Gibson, author:
Speechless at the morning's dreadful news of Iain Banks's diagnosis.
Penguin Books: Awful news about Iain Banks. A wonderful author. Best wishes to him and his family from all of us here.
Irvine Welsh, author: Very, very sad to hear this. Amazing writer and excellent guy.
Owen Jones, writer: Devastating news about Iain Banks. A stunning author who shows his humanity, humour and love of life in the announcement of his illness.
David Greig, playwright: Iain Banks's statement, like all his writing, was honest, witty, dark and with a touch of steel.
Nick Barley, director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival: Iain Banks cannot do his usual event at #edbookfest 2013, but one way or another he'll be a star of the show.
Val McDermid, author: Among many grim moments thinking about the glory that is Iain Banks, recalling how much I loved Stonemouth, such a return to form I thought.
A L Kennedy, author: Very sorry to hear about Iain Banks. Very lovely man and a great writer.
Black & White publishing: Very sad news, so devastating.
Hugo Rifkind, writer and journalist: Sad to hear Iain Banks is sick. He's high up in that horribly shrinking list of living people who made me want to write and write and write.
Taggart actor Colin McCredie: "Sad news about Iain Banks and his illness. There was a period of about five years when his output was phenomenal. Always loved Espedair Street."
Edinburgh Book Festival tweeted: "Such sad news. Iain Banks our thoughts are with you and your loved ones."
The Scottish Book Trust: "We're all shocked and saddened by Iain Banks's news. We send our best wishes to him, his family and friends."
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