THE PLAYER OF GAMES
by Banks, Iain
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in cloth slipcase without dust jacket as issued. (#168901) (29680)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, [1988]. First edition. A fine copy in cloth slipcase without dust jacket as issued. (#168901) (29680). Octavo, cloth. One of 201 numbered copies signed by Banks. Second novel of the Culture sequence. "... though more economically told than CONSIDER PHLEBAS (1987), its bulbous predecessor, less challengingly pits its protagonist against a savage game-based civilization, which he causes to crumble." - John Clute and David Langford, SFE (online). Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.
Synopsis
The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988. A film version was planned by Pathe in the 1990s, but was ultimately abandoned.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29680
- Title
- THE PLAYER OF GAMES
- Author
- Banks, Iain
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in cloth slipcase without dust jacket as issued. (#168901) (29680)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1988]
- Keywords
- SF . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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