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The Player Of Games: Available Copies

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The Player of Games
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London (1989)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $1.00
    Shipping: $6.06
    TOTAL Cost: $7.06

The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. 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 the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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The Player of Games
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, London (1989)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $1.00
    Shipping: $6.06
    TOTAL Cost: $7.06

The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. 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 the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday Telegraph The Culture series: Consider Phlebas The Player of Games Use of Weapons The State of the Art Excession Inversions Look to Windward Matter Surface Detail The Hydrogen Sonata Other books by Iain M. Banks: Against a Dark Background Feersum Endjinn The Algebraist. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $1.00
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A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: Roundabout Books (Greenfield, MA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $8.01
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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Goodwill of Colorado (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $9.58
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!

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The Player of Games (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County (Eugene, OR, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $5.99
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paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

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The Player of Games (Culture (2))
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: SecondSale (Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
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Item in good condition and has highlighting/writing on text. Used texts may not contain supplemental items such as CDs, info-trac etc.

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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Goodwill Books (Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $6.69
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Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Solr Books (Skokie, IL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $6.70
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Pages are clean! Minor shelf wear Lots of foxing on the edges Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $11.32
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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Orbit (1989)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $1.26
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The Player of Games (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: HPB Inc. (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $8.49
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The Player of Games: 2 (Culture)
    by Banks, Iain M

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: WorldofBooks (Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $6.76
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    TOTAL Cost: $12.82

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $13.10
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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
    Book Price: $13.10
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Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library.

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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Little, Brown (2008)


    Seller: Books Unplugged (Amherst, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Fair
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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Orbit (1989)


    Seller: WeBuyBooks (Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom)
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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: ARI Garagesales (Orlando, FL, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $8.50
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    TOTAL Cost: $14.25

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The Player of Games (Culture, 2)
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: Lexington Books Inc (Idaho Falls, ID, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $9.25
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    TOTAL Cost: $15.00

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The Player of Games (Culture) [Soft Cover ]
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: booksXpress (Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.)
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The Player of Games (Paperback or Softback)
    by Banks, Iain M.

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    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit 3/26/2008 (2008)


    Seller: BargainBookStores (Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.)
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The Player of Games (Culture (2))
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: Lakeside Books (Benton Harbor, MI, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $12.38
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    TOTAL Cost: $16.37

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The Player Of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780356521640
    Publisher: Orbit (2023)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: As New
    Book Price: $14.14
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    TOTAL Cost: $16.78

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Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780316005401
    Publisher: Orbit (2008)


    Seller: TextbookRush (Grandview Heights, OH, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $12.83
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    TOTAL Cost: $16.82

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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $16.90
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Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any).

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The Player of Games (The Culture)
    by Iain M. Banks

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Orbit (1989)


    Seller: Greener Books (London, United Kingdom)
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    Book Price: $4.35
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    TOTAL Cost: $16.95

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The Player Of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

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    ISBN: 9780356521640
    Publisher: Orbit (2023)


    Seller: GreatBookPrices (Columbia, MD, U.S.A.)
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    TOTAL Cost: $17.27

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

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780356521640
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, London (2023)


    Seller: Grand Eagle Retail (Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.)
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    Book Price: $17.28
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Paperback. The novels of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. His Culture books combine breathtaking imagination with exceptional storytelling, and have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre. 'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson 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. Praise for the Culture series: 'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' Independent on Sunday 'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' Guardian 'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' Scotsman 'Compulsive reading' Sunday TelegraphThe Culture series:Consider PhlebasThe Player of GamesUse of WeaponsExcessionInversionsLook to WindwardMatterSurface DetailThe Hydrogen SonataThe State of the ArtOther books by Iain M. Banks:Against a Dark BackgroundFeersum EndjinnThe AlgebraistAlso now available: The Culture: The Drawings - an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail. A stunning new reissue edition of the second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, the modern master of science fiction Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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The Player of Games
    by Banks, Iain M.

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9781857231465
    Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Limited (1989)


    Seller: Hafa Adai Books (Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.)
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