{"product_id":"the-player-of-games-paperback","title":"The Player of Games - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain M. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBored 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Culture Series \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas \u003cbr\u003eThe Player of Games \u003cbr\u003eUse of Weapons \u003cbr\u003eThe State of the Art \u003cbr\u003eExcession \u003cbr\u003eInversions \u003cbr\u003eLook to Windward \u003cbr\u003eMatter \u003cbr\u003eSurface Detail \u003cbr\u003eThe Hydrogen Sonata\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIain Banks\u003c\/b\u003e came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wasp Factory\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1984. He has since gained enormous popular and critical acclaim for both his mainstream and his science fiction novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987625869613,"sku":"9780316005401","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/L1VsM3RKN293YzVPcWtKWHhwMjF5Zz09.webp?v=1776183090","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-player-of-games-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}