# The Player Of Games by Iain M. Banks (Paperback)

The Culture – a utopian human-machine symbiotic society – has thrown up many expert Game Players, and one of the greatest is Jernau Morat Gurgeh. He is Master of every board, computer and strategy – he is The Player of Games.

Bored with success, Gurgeh travels to the cruel and incredibly wealthy Empire of Azad to try their infamous game . . . a game so complex, so like life itself, that the winner becomes emperor. Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh plays the game, and faces the challenge of his life – and very possibly his death.

## Details

- **Price:** 9.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Somiibooks
- **Tags:** All Books, Main Fiction, Sci-Fi

## Variants

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> Updated: 2026-06-08