{"product_id":"the-player-of-games-iain-m-banks-9780316005401","title":"The Player of Games","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain M. Banks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316005401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316005401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orbit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Iain M. Banks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055385997567,"sku":"9780316005401","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0e2edab-5e9f-47d9-82c5-222b9608a180.jpg?v=1685035465","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-player-of-games-iain-m-banks-9780316005401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}