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The Player of Games is about a man who has devoted his life to playing
games. He plays games, studies games, writes articles about games, and
... well, that's about it. It's all about games for him.
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The first book in the Culture series, a series focused on a massive post-scarcity human civilization spanning a huge chunk of the galaxy, didn't...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 5 0 false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 02:58:08 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 05:34:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12012 1857231465 9781857231465 228 22 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490848m/12012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12012.The_Player_of_Games 2 0 false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 10:09:48 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 11:43:05 -0700 2009
Setting: The Culture universe is novel and interesting. Not much of it is extensively introduced and described, it is more or less expected that we're familiar with it. This is no proble...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 5 0 false Mon Nov 23 12:23:26 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 13:14:54 -0800 2009 1
There are rare books where yo...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 4 0 true Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 07:09:05 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 12:31:43 -0800 2009
I decided to read this book after purchasing "Use of Weapons" for $1 fr...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 5 0 false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:57:29 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:35:51 -0800 2009 more...]]> 12012 1857231465 9781857231465 228 22 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166490848m/12012.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12012.The_Player_of_Games 4 0 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 08:19:34 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 17:47:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 5 0 false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 09:19:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 20:09:08 -0700 2009 Consider Phlebas was much more of an adventure/space opera novel, while this one is a bit slower paced and the stakes aren't quite so high (at least we're lead to belive).

Jernau Morat...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 4 0 false Thu Jun 18 18:45:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 18:50:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1260578 0316005401 9780316005401 68 14 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256140357m/1260578.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1260578.The_Player_of_Games 5 0 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 00:16:25 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 00:44:27 -0700 2009
The Culture, from which the main character springs, is easy for a science fiction reader to identify with: technologically advanced, socially progressive, inventive and aesthetically pleasing. ...more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 3 0 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:32:19 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:36:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18630 0061053562 9780061053566 1231 85 The Player of Games 4.06 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166984450m/18630.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18630.The_Player_of_Games 4 0 false Thu Jan 15 22:23:53 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 23 16:22:54 -0700 2009
It's clear that Banks has been (this being his second of the Cu...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1260578