Mocked, blackmailed, almost murdered, Gurgeh accepts the game, and with it the challenge of his life – and very possibly his death. He continued to write both mainstream fiction (as Iain Banks) and science fiction (as Iain M. His first science fiction novel, Consider Phlebas, was published in 1987. Master of every board, computer and strategy.īored 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. Banks came to widespread and controversial public note with the publication of his first novel, The Wasp Factory, in 1984. The Culture – a human/machine symbiotic society – has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. RT JMateosGarcia: Trading off AI alignment and capabilities (From Iain M. Master of every board, computer and strategy. The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M.
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