Sick Boy swears off heroin after the death of the infant Dawn, implied to be his daughter, who asphyxiates while her mother Lesley and Sick Boy are on a heroin binge. He is often on the lookout for potential scams and has little respect for the many women he seduces. Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson – A promiscuous, amoral con artist and one of Renton's close friends.He is intelligent and capable of participating in mainstream society, but he is misanthropic and depressed, and uses heroin to give purpose to his life as well as for hedonistic purposes. He narrates his daily life – from supporting his heroin addiction with dole money and petty theft to interacting with the "normal world" – with a cynical approach. Mark "Rent Boy" Renton – The novel's protagonist and most frequent narrator, Renton is the voice of reason among his group of friends, many of whom he dislikes.A prequel called Skagboys was published in April 2012. A sequel called Porno was published in 2002. The novel has since achieved a cult status and served as the basis for the film Trainspotting (1996), directed by Danny Boyle. The novel is set in the late 1980s and has been described by The Sunday Times as "the voice of punk, grown up, grown wiser and grown eloquent". It takes the form of a collection of short stories, written in either Scots, Scottish English or British English, revolving around various residents of Leith, Edinburgh who either use heroin, are friends of the core group of heroin users, or engage in destructive activities that are effectively addictions. Trainspotting is the first novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh, first published in 1993.
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