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 ...
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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.
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Fine in Fine jacket. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Unread. In a European nation not unlike Bosnia, the war is ending, perhaps ended. But for the castle and its occupantss, a young lord and lady, the trouble is just beginning. Fearing an invasion of soldiers, the couple takes to the roads with other refugees. Just hours after their escape, the fleeting couple is delivered back to the castle, where now they are prisoners of their own home.
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Good jacket. Signed. First Edition. dust jacket marred somewhat by gigantic blue "Autographed Copy" sticker. Green Apple Books and Music, Publisher Weekly's Bookstore of the Year 2014, has been San Francisco's favorite independent bookseller since 1967! Shipping costs on oversize / international orders will reflect actual shipping charges and may be more than quoted by ABE. We will need to contact you with true shipping costs and ask for authorization before adjusting cost.
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New York. 1998. September 1998. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket With a Tear Mark On The Front. 0684857251. 280 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Peter Brown. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature Scotland. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Iain Banks, author of such dazzling genre-busting novels as THE WASP FACTORY and THE BRIDGE, has written perhaps his best novel yet with A Song of Stone, already a blockbuster in England. Set in an unnamed country in Europe (but it sure sounds like Bosnia) amidst an unidentified war, a lord and his lady find themselves held hostage in their own castle by a team of sadistic, bloodthirsty guerrillas. Gothic horror, thriller, and morality tale rolled into one, the controversial A SONG OF STONE is unforgettable. inventory #27236.
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New York. 1998. September 1998. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0684857251. 280 pages. hardcover. Jacket illustration by Peter Brown. Signed by the Author. keywords: Literature Scotland. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Iain Banks, author of such dazzling genre-busting novels as THE WASP FACTORY and THE BRIDGE, has written perhaps his best novel yet with A Song of Stone, already a blockbuster in England. Set in an unnamed country in Europe (but it sure sounds like Bosnia) amidst an unidentified war, a lord and his lady find themselves held hostage in their own castle by a team of sadistic, bloodthirsty guerrillas. Gothic horror, thriller, and morality tale rolled into one, the controversial A SONG OF STONE is unforgettable. inventory #25839.