Publication Year: 1997
Type: Novel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: A song of stone
Author: Iain M. Banks
Narrative Type: Fiction
Genre: Fantasy,Science Fiction
Publisher: abacus
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Young Adults,Adults
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
A song of stone by Iain M. Banks 1997
Condition:
Light separation on the inner page (Refer to photo)
Tanning to the pages
A European nation not unlike Bosnia: armed forces roam the lawless land where dark columns of smoke rise up from the surrounding farms and houses. The war is ending, perhaps ended. But for the castle and its occupants, a young lord and lady, the trouble is just beginning.
Fearing an invasion of soldiers, the amorous couple takes to the road with the other refugees, disguised in rags. But the brutal female lieutenant of an outlaw band of guerrillas has other ideas. Just hours into their escape, the fleeing aristocrats are delivered back to the castle, where, now prisoners in their own home, they become pawns in the lieutenant's dangerous game of desire, deceit, and death.
A Song of Stone demonstrates Iain Banks's unique ability to combine gripping narrative with a soaring, voyaging imagination. This noir fable confirms his reputation as the master of things dark and debauched. Singular, haunting, and viciously wry, A Song of Stone is a tour de force of contemporary fiction.
