Canal Dreams

<P><B>''Banks once again demonstrates his extraordinary dark powers of imagination'' <I>Sunday Times</I></B><br><br>Hisako Onada, world-famous cellist, refuses to fly. And so she travels to Europe as a passenger on a tanker bound through the Panama Canal. But Panama is a country whose politics are as volatile as the local freedom fighters. When Hisako''s ship is captured, it is not long before the atmosphere is as flammable as an oxy-acetylene torch, and the tension as sharp as the spike on the cello...<br><br><br>Praise for Iain Banks:<br><br><B>''The most imaginative novelist of his generation''</B><I>The Times</I><br><br><B>''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' </B>Ken MacLeod, Guardian<br><br><B>''His work was mordant, surreal, and fiercely intelligent'' </B>Neil Gaiman<br><br><B>''An exceptional wordsmith''</B><I>Scotsman</I></P>