Synopsis
'A quietly incendiary piece of writing, at times heartbreaking, at other times really wonderfully funny... a profoundly humane, funny and smart novel'Independent
A dying man and his only son.
Six old friends.
A missing videotape.
And a reunion in a crumbling house on the edge of The Quarry.
Praise for Iain Banks:
'The most imaginative novelist of his generation' The Times
'His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers' Ken MacLeod, Guardian
'His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent' Neil Gaiman
'An exceptional wordsmith'Scotsman
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780349138596
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 24 mm
- Weight: 268g
- Languages: English
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Great enjoyment, tinged with sadness
I've been a fan of Iain (M) Banks for many years, having been introduced to his science fiction output by a close friend. Since then I've read most of his ... READ MORE
Glorious!
This is an outstanding finale to Iain's writing - it's a real high.
There are obvious echoes from books past - the most obvious being The Wasp Factory whe... READ MORE
First and Last Banks - sadly
This was not a cohesive plot. The swearing was well beyond what was necessary. In fact, I ordered this book i error - I thought it was by Ian Rankin !