The war is ending, perhaps ended. For the castle and its occupants the
troubles are just beginning. Armed gangs roam a lawless land where each farm
and house supports a column of dark smoke. Taking to the roads with the other
refugees, anonymous in their raggedness, seems safer than remaining in the
ancient keep. However, the lieutenant of an outlaw band has other ideas and
the castle becomes the focus for a dangerous game of desire, deceit and death.
Iain Banks' masterly novel reveals his unique ability to combine gripping
narrative with a relentlessly voyaging imagination. The narrative technique
and sheer brio of A SONG OF STONE reveal a great novelist at the height of his
powers.
The war is ending, perhaps ended. For the castle and its occupants the
troubles are just beginning. Armed gangs roam a lawless land where each farm
and house supports a column of dark smoke. Taking to the roads with the other
refugees, anonymous in their raggedness, seems safer than remaining in the
ancient keep. However, the lieutenant of an outlaw band has other ideas and
the castle becomes the focus for a dangerous game of desire, deceit and death.
Iain Banks' masterly novel reveals his unique ability to combine gripping
narrative with a relentlessly voyaging imagination. The narrative technique
and sheer brio of A SONG OF STONE reveal a great novelist at the height of his
powers.
