Skagboys
Author(s) Irvine Welsh
Country Scotland
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Jonathan Cape
Publication date EU 19 April 2012; US 17 September 2012
Media type Print
ISBN 1409028232
Preceded by Trainspotting
Skagboys is the title of a 2012 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. It is a prequel to his 1993 novel Trainspotting, and its 2002 sequel Porno. It follows the earlier lives of characters Renton and Sick Boy as they first descend into heroin addiction.