June 2013

Iain Banks at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2009

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The Scottish writer Iain Banks died yesterday from a cancer. During his life he wrote several novel, mainstream and science fiction. In the science fiction field, he was particularly famous for the novels of the series of the Culture.

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The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal won the tennis Grand Slam French Open Roland Garros tournament defeating his countryman David Ferrer 6-3 6-2 6-3. For Nadal it’s the eighth Roland Garros title.

Joe Haldeman at Finncon 2007

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Joe William Haldeman was born on June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. During his career he wrote many novels and short fiction but he’s most famous for his acclaimed novel “The Forever War”, based on his personal experience in the war in Vietnam reworked as a science fiction story.

Colin Baker in 2015

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Colin Baker was born on June 8, 1943 in London, England. During his career he worked a lot in stage plays but also in several television productions. He’s particularly famous for playing the Sixth Doctor in the TV show “Doctor Who” and later in audio adventures connected to the show.