But the ending of this book suggests that the next book about these characters could be told from Spud's point of view, through his autobiography. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. In their last encounter Begbie disappeared under the wheels of a car while en route to take bloody revenge on Mark for ripping him off at the end of Trainspotting. CPR: Clean, Pretty, Reliable: Begbie performs it on Spud pretty easily when he starts suffocating while Frank's making a plaster cast of his head. We see him travelling from hotel to hotel and from venue to venue, hopping on endless flights, dealing with annoying music industry personalities in his role as a DJ manager.

Following virtually straight on from The Blade Artist's conclusion, once again the experienced Welsh reader finds him or herself back in the company of Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie, the latter now successful artist, Jim Francis.

Working-class people seldom get that the wealthy generally eat, sleep and travel well at their expense again, through tax deductables.

He’s then rocked by a chance encounter with Frank Begbie, from whom he’d been hiding for years after a terrible betrayal and the resulting debt.A decent sequel to keep you on your toes, a hundred per cent recommended to everyone who's loved Trainspotting, Porno, Skagboys and Blade Artist.