The Player of Games
by Iain Banks
Taste attributes: science fictionpoliticalsportsfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedgame/competitionfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentary
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, inventive science-fiction novel, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The Player of Games. Master of every board, computer, and strategy. Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel and incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game ... a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor.
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- Iain Banks
- Published
- 1988
- Pages
- 320
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