Science Fiction

The Player of Games

by Iain M. Banks · Culture series

Jernau Morat Gurgeh, master of every game and bored with success in the Culture's post-scarcity society, travels to the Empire of Azad—cruel, wealthy, and utterly unlike home. There, an ancient contest becomes both personal challenge and political minefield, with civilizational stakes.

Culture in reading order

• 1. Consider Phlebas — Iain M. Banks
• 2. The Player of Games — Iain M. Banks
• 3. Use of Weapons — Iain M. Banks

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