Irvine Welsh Trust for social inclusion in Edinburgh. In "Crime", Ray Lennox (from Welsh's previous work, "Filth") is recovering from a mental breakdown induced by occupational stress and cocaine abuse, and a particularly horrifying child sex murder case back in Edinburgh. The story takes place in Florida. In 2012 Welsh published a prequel to "Trainspotting", titled "Skagboys". Set in Leith in the early 1980s, it introduces the "Trainspotting" characters and follows them as they fall into heroin addiction. Given as a series of linked short stories, the book is also interspersed with brief commentaries on contemporary British politics. In particular, the consequences
Dune prequel series Dune prequel series The "Dune" prequel series is a sequence of novel trilogies written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Set in the "Dune" universe created by Frank Herbert, the novels take place in various time periods before and in between Herbert's original six novels, which began with 1965's "Dune". In 1997, Bantam Books made a $3 million deal with the authors for three "Dune" prequel novels, partially based upon notes left behind by Frank Herbert, that would come to be known as the "Prelude to Dune" trilogy. Starting with 1999's "", the duo have published 11 "Dune" prequel