An edition of The player of games
(1988)
The player of games
by Iain Banks
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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. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh accepts the game, and with it the challenge of his life - a very possibly his death.
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| February 18, 2025 | Edited by Tom Morris | undo merge authors |
| September 16, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| May 18, 2020 | Edited by CoverBot | Added new cover |
| April 6, 2014 | Edited by ImportBot | Added IA ID. |
| September 18, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from Talis record |