''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