![]() It's a playground society of sports, stellar cruises, parties, and festivals. ![]() Humanity has filled the galaxy, and thanks to ultra-high technology everyone has everything they want, no one gets sick, and no one dies. ![]() Banks presents a distant future that could almost be called the end of history. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh accepts the game, and with it the challenge of his life - and very possibly his death. a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Master of every board, computer and strategy.īored with success, Gurgeh travels to the Empire of Azad, cruel and incredibly wealthy, to try their fabulous game. The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. ![]() The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. ![]()
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