SKAGBOYS charts the journey of Renton, Begbie, Sick Boy and Spud as they turn from likely lads to young men addicted to the heroin which has flooded their disintegrating community. A prequel to the world-renowned TRAINSPOTTING, this is an exhilarating and moving book, full of the scabrous humour, salty vernacular and appalling behaviour that has made Irvine Welsh a household name.