The Player of Games

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The Player of Games

By: Iain M. Banks

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

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Summary

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.

Iain M. BanksPeter KennyOrbitCultureScience Fiction & FantasyLength: 11 hrs and 25 minRelease date: 06/05/2011Unabridged AudiobookLanguage: English

Adventure

Science Fiction

Space Opera