Skagboys is a 2012 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, it is a prequel to his 2002 sequel, which novel published in 2002 by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, and is the sequel to "Trainspotting"?
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Skagboys Skagboys is a 2012 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is a prequel to his 1993 novel "Trainspotting", and its 2002 sequel "Porno". It follows the earlier lives of characters Renton and Sick Boy as they first descend into heroin addiction.
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Porno (novel) Porno is a novel published in 2002 by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, and is the sequel to "Trainspotting".
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J. G. Farrell James Gordon Farrell (25 January 1935 – 11 August 1979) was a Liverpool-born novelist of Irish descent. He gained prominence for a series of novels known as the "Empire Trilogy" ("Troubles", "The Siege of Krishnapur" and "The Singapore Grip"), which deal with the political and human consequences of British colonial rule.
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Grits (novel) Grits is the debut novel by British author Niall Griffiths, published in 2000 by Jonathan Cape. Set in and around Aberystwyth and concerning promiscuity, drugs, alcohol, and petty crime it gained for its author, who lives and works in the town the dubious honorific "the Welsh Irvine Welsh". The novel is largely autobiographical, Griffiths moved to Aberystwyth to research a PhD in post-war British poetry but soon became, as he puts it, an "enthusiastic participator in parties" and dropped out of his studies.
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Airhead (novel) Airhead is a young-adult novel by Meg Cabot. It was released on May 13, 2008. The sequel, "Being Nikki" was released in May 2009 . The third book in the series "Runaway" has been released as well.
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Murphy's Revenge Murphy's Revenge is the second novel of the "Martin Murphy" series by Northern Irish author, Colin Bateman, published on 4 April 2005 through Headline Publishing Group.
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Clean Straw for Nothing Clean Straw for Nothing (1969) is a Miles Franklin Award-winning novel by Australian author George Johnston. This novel is a sequel to "My Brother Jack", and is the second in the Meredith trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels by Johnston.
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Per Petterson Per Petterson (born 18 July 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian novelist. His debut book was "Aske i munnen, sand i skoa" (1987), a collection of short stories. He has since published a number of novels to good reviews. "To Siberia" (1996), set in the Second World War, was published in English in 1998 and nominated for the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. "I kjølvannet", translated as "In the Wake" (2002), is a young man's story of losing his family in the "Scandinavian Star" ferry disaster in 1990 (Petterson himself lost his mother, father, younger brother and a niece in the disaster); it won the Brage Prize for 2000. His 2008 novel "Jeg forbanner tidens elv" ("I Curse the River of Time") won The Nordic Council's Literature Prize for 2009, with an English translation published in 2010.
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Everyone in Silico Everyone in Silico is a 2002 post-cyberpunk novel written by Jim Munroe. It was promoted partly by Munroe's attempt to invoice corporations mentioned in the novel for product placement. The title is an intentional reference to an advertising campaign previously run by clothing retailer Gap, one of the companies Munroe sent invoices to.
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Midnight Lamp Midnight Lamp, first published in 2003, is the third of a series of five books written by Gwyneth Jones and set in a near-future version of the United Kingdom. It was nominated for both the 2003 BSFA, and the 2004 Arthur C. Clarke Awards.
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The Amateur Emigrant The Amateur Emigrant (in full: The Amateur Emigrant from the Clyde to Sandy Hook) is Robert Louis Stevenson's travel memoir of his journey from Scotland to California in 1879-1880. It is not a complete account, covering the first third, by ship from Europe to New York City. The middle leg of the trip is documented in "Across the Plains" (1892) with the final part covered in "The Silverado Squatters" (1883). "The Amateur Emigrant" was written in 1879-80 and was not published in full until 1895, one year after his death.
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Divided City Divided City is a novel written by Theresa Breslin and published in 2005 by Doubleday. The novel is written for teenagers and adults concerning the problems of sectarianism in Glasgow and racism against asylum seekers.
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The Right Attitude to Rain The Right Attitude to Rain is the third of the "Sunday Philosophy Club" series of novels by Alexander McCall Smith, set in Edinburgh, Scotland, and featuring the protagonist Isabel Dalhousie. It was first published in 2006, and is the sequel to "Friends, Lovers, Chocolate".
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The Athenian Murders The Athenian Murders is an historical mystery novel written by Spanish author José Carlos Somoza. Originally published in Spain under the title "La caverna de las ideas" (The Cave of Ideas) in 2000, it was translated into English in 2002 by Sonia Soto. "The Athenian Murders" is Somoza's first novel to be published in English. It won the 2002 Gold Dagger Award.
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Knots and Crosses Knots and Crosses is a 1987 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the first of the Inspector Rebus novels. It was written while Rankin was a postgraduate student at the University of Edinburgh. In the introduction to this novel, Rankin states that Rebus lives directly opposite the window in Marchmont that he looked out of while writing the book.
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British Summertime (novel) British Summertime is a science fantasy novel by Paul Cornell, first published by Gollancz in 2002. It is Cornell's second (non-tie-in) novel to be published. It is notable for its use of Christian and Gnostic themes; realistic contemporary settings, principally around Bath, Somerset; and complex exploration of time travel.
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The Girl on the Stairs The Girl on the Stairs is the 5th psychological crime thriller by Scottish author Louise Welsh. The book was first published in 2012 by publisher John Murray (publisher). Welsh's first novel, "The Cutting Room", won several literary prizes.
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The Inchcape Rock "The Inchcape Rock" is a ballad written by English poet Robert Southey. Published in 1802, it tells the story of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath ("Aberbrothock") to install a warning bell on Inchcape, a notorious sandstone reef about 11 mi off the east coast of Scotland. The poem tells how the bell was removed by a pirate, who subsequently perished on the reef while returning to Scotland in bad weather some time later.
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Watching the Dark (novel) Watching the Dark is the twentieth novel by Canadian detective fiction writer Peter Robinson in the multi award-winning Inspector Banks series of novels. The novel was first printed in August 2012.
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Largs Branch The Largs Branch is a railway line in Scotland, serving communities on the north Ayrshire Coast, as well as the deep water ocean terminal at Hunterston. It branches from the Glasgow to Ayr line at Kilwinning.
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The Blade Artist The Blade Artist is a 2016 novel by Irvine Welsh. The novel is set in the same universe as "Trainspotting", catching up with Begbie's past and present.
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Insurgent (novel) Insurgent is a 2012 science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica Roth and the second book in the "Divergent" trilogy. As the sequel to the 2011 bestseller "Divergent", it continues the story of Tris Prior and the dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces questions of grief, forgiveness, identity, loyalty, politics, and love.