The Player of Games

The Player of Games
First edition
AuthorIain M. Banks
Audio read byPeter Kenny
Cover artistRichard Hopkinson[1]
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Culture
GenreScience fiction
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
1988
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages288
ISBN0-333-47110-5
OCLC59102973
Preceded byConsider Phlebas 
Followed byUse of Weapons 

The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988. It was the second published Culture novel. A film version was planned by Pathé in the 1990s, but was abandoned.[2]

  1. ^ "Publication: The Player of Games". The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. ^ Williams, Owen (2 November 2009). "Exclusive: Iain M Banks Talks Culture". Empire. Archived from the original on 24 May 2015.