{"product_id":"the-player-of-games-a-culture-novel","title":"The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel by Iain M. Banks","description":"   \u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle in the Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Player Of Games: A Culture Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:‎\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780356521640\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Culture - a utopian human-machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many expert Game Players, and one of the greatest is Jernau Morat Gurgeh. He is Master of every board, computer and strategy - he is The Player of Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBored with success, Gurgeh travels to the cruel and incredibly wealthy Empire of Azad to try their infamous game . . . a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh plays the game, and faces the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIain Banks (1954-2013) came to widespread and controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. Consider Phlebas, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987 and began his celebrated ten-book Culture series. He is acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTitle\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Player Of Games: A Culture Novel by Iain M. Banks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDelivery \u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eContent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eReviews \u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Iain M. Banks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57217647182149,"sku":"SNG22809","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0957\/4308\/2821\/files\/418xbqn8R5L.jpg?v=1771711204","url":"https:\/\/redhotcomics.co.uk\/products\/the-player-of-games-a-culture-novel","provider":"Redhotcomics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}