About “The player of games”
A 1988 novel by Iain M. Banks. Within the Culture, a human/machine symbiotic society, Gurgeh is among the greatest Game Players. Bored with success, he travels to the wealthy, cruel Empire of Azad to try their fabulously complex game, one so like life itself that its winner becomes emperor, accepting a challenge that could cost him his life.
Book details
- First published
- 1988
- Latest edition
- 2023 · ISBN 9780356521640
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Player of Games | 2023 | 9780356521640 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Player of Games Lib/E | 2011 | 9781611136746 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Player of Games | 2009 | 9780316095860 | Buy on Amazon |
| Player of Games | 2008 | 9780748110063 | Buy on Amazon | |
| | The Player of Games | 2008 | 9780316005401 | Buy on Amazon |
| The player of games. | 2005 | 1845057511 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The player of games | 1997 | 0061053562 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The player of games | 1989 | 0312026307 | Buy on Amazon |
 | The Player of Games | 1989 | 9781857231465 | Buy on Amazon |
| The player of games | 1989 | 0708883095 | Buy on Amazon |