The player of games
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, [1989]., New York : Orbit Books, [2008].
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 22 cm.
Status
South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction
SCIENCE FICTION BANKS 1988
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SCIENCE FICTION BANKS 1988
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| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction | SCIENCE FICTION BA 1989 | Checked Out | May 4, 2024 |
| Northwest Reno Library - Adult Fiction | SCIENCE FICTION BANKS 1988 | Checked Out | May 17, 2024 |
| South Valleys Library - Adult Fiction | SCIENCE FICTION BANKS 1988 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, [1989]., New York : Orbit Books, [2008].
Format
Book
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
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"A Thomas Dunne book."
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Description
In the human-machine symbiotic society called The Culture, there have been many great game players. One, Gurgeh, is a master of every board, computer, and strategy. He travels to the Empire of Azad to try its game, one so complex and like life itself, that the winner becomes emperer. With this game, he takes on the challenge of his life, and possibly his death.
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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 - and very possibly his death. Praise for Iain M. Banks: "Poetic, humorous, baffling, terrifying, sexy -- the books of Iain M. Banks are all these things and more" --NME "An exquisitely riotous tour de force of the imagination which writes its own rules simply for the pleasure of breaking them." --Time Out
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Banks, I. (1989). The player of games (1st U.S. ed.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Banks, Iain, 1954-2013. 1989. The Player of Games. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Banks, Iain, 1954-2013. The Player of Games St. Martin's Press, 1989.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Banks, Iain. The Player of Games 1st U.S. ed., St. Martin's Press, 1989.
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