The Bridge is the third and, in the opinion of many, the most successful novel by the author of the scandalous Wasp Factory, Iain Banks. There are three narrative plans: a man who has lost his memory on a gigantic bridge that replaces the whole world; a hilariously tongue-tied barbarian, his trusty sword and a talismanic sorcerer in a fairyland; electrical engineer in Edinburgh and his tumultuous personal life. What do they have in common? Who is dreaming about whom? And who - the only one - will wake up in the end?