The Player of Games
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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 --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
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 --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Biographie de l'auteur
Iain Banks came to controversial public notice with the publication of his first novel, THE WASP FACTORY, in 1984. CONSIDER PHLEBAS, his first science fiction novel, was published under the name Iain M. Banks in 1987. He is now widely acclaimed as one of the most powerful, innovative and exciting writers of his generation. Iain Banks lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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To read .... and re-read ....,
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I first read this book many years ago, and still rate it among the best and most inventive novels that I have EVER read ... since I read a great deal, this is high praise.Not only does the storyline keep you turning the pages, but the depth and texture of the world which Iain Banks creates becomes totally enveloping. You feel that you are part of this world, and observing from close by, and the book's hero becomes your hero. I have bought the book a number of times ... why? ... because when I loan my copy to friends it rarely seems to return. I hope this is a good sign ! Aidez d'autres clients à trouver les commentaires les plus utiles
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Iain M. Bank won the game!,
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I really enjoyed this piece of work, one of the first science-fiction novels written by Iain M. Banks, which already contains all the ingredients his tremendous talent is able to provide the reader. The setting takes place in the Culture universe, which is something like a galactic-wide enhanced western 20th century society with some sophisticated refinements in it, the most prominent one being the symbiotic link between biologic individuals and machines. The hero, Jernau Morat Gurgeh, one of the greatest game players who ever lived, will meet a real challenge when faced to a frightfully complex game played in the far off Empire of Azad, through which he would risk his very life but also could become himself Emperor. The style is fluid and easy to read. Vivid descriptions of alien vistas and life, dives into the cruel mores of the alien culture, action and surprise are some of the condiments the story is spiced with. Read it and enjoy!
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