'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

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About the Author
Iain Banks came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. He gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels. Iain Banks died in June 2013.

Reviews
Shot through with Banks' trademark humour, political engagement and hope -- Louise Welsh * The Times *
A quietly incendiary piece of writing, at times heartbreaking, at other times really wonderfully funny... a profoundly humane, funny and smart novel * Independent *
Wonderfully exuberant... written with the life-enhancing verve characteristic of Banks' best work * Scotsman *
Infallibly entertaining * Telegraph *
In Banks we had a novelist of supreme subtlety and one who, in fiction as in life, and for all the concentrated horror of his debut novel, all the epic estrangements of his 'skiffy' (sci-fi), and all the grimness of his final months, had an irrepressible sense of fun that is evident on every page of The Quarry * Independent *
This is a novel that's perched at the dangerous edge of things, looking down. It's an urgent novel and an important one * Observer *
Vintage Banks, full of heart, black comedy and vitriol * Mirror *
A compelling, raw book -- William Leith * Evening Standard *
Banks' handling of big, complex themes is skilful and satisfying, and he concludes on a quietly moving note of compassion * The List *
Banks's relaxed fluency - the direct, funny, unpretentious intelligence of his writing... along with his teeming imagination, made him perhaps Britain's best-loved major contemporary novelist * Guardian *
A quietly incendiary piece of writing, at times heartbreaking, at other times really wonderfully funny ... a profoundly humane, funny and smart novel. * Independent *
A novel shot through with Banks's trademark humour, political engagement and hope. -- Louise Welsh * The Times *
Wonderfully exuberant ... written with the life-enhancing verve characteristic of Banks's best work. * Scotsman *
Vintage Banks, full of heart, black comedy and vitriol. * Mirror *
A compelling, raw book -- William Leith * Evening Standard *
Banks' handling of big, complex themes is skilful and satisfying, and he concludes on a quietly moving note of compassion. * The List *
Infallibly entertaining * Telegraph *
Banks's relaxed fluency - the direct, funny, unpretentious intelligence of his writing, which, along with his teeming imagination, made him perhaps Britain's best-loved major contemporary novelist. * Guardian *



Book Information
ISBN 9780349138596
Author Iain Banks
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 268g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 129mm * 24mm