Title: The Player of Games
Title Record # 1380
Author: Iain M. Banks
Date: 1988-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Culture
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Author: Iain M. Banks
Date: 1988-08-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Culture
Series Number: 2
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 8.70 (23 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: space opera (4), artificial intelligence (3), ship AI (2), science fiction (2), nanotechnology (2), transhuman (1), games (1), Fictional games (1), 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (1) Add Tags
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Awards
Place | Year and Award | Category |
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22 | 1989 Locus | Best SF Novel |
Win ⓘAwarded to the translator Hélène Collon
(as L'homme des jeux)
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1994 Imaginaire | Traduction |
Publications
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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The Player of Games | 1988-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Macmillan UK | 0-333-47110-5 | £11.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Richard Hopkinson | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 1988-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Macmillan UK | 0-333-47143-1 | £75.00?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
The Player of Games | 1989-01-00 | Iain M. Banks | Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press | 0-312-02630-7 | $16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
309 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | ||
The Player of Games | 1989-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 0-7088-8309-5 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Keith Scaife | |
The Player of Games | 1989-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press / SFBC | 15127 | 309 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |||
Das Spiel Azad | 1990-00-00 | Iain Banks | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4693) | 3-453-04275-1 | DM 12.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
446 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Michael Hasted | |
The Player of Games | 1990-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 0-7088-8309-5 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Keith Scaife | ![]() |
L'impero di Azad | 1990-09-00 | Iain M. Banks | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Collana di Fantascienza #212) | Lit 12,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
iv+ 352 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Paul Lehr | ||
The Player of Games | 1990-11-00 | Iain M. Banks | HarperPaperbacks | 0-06-100098-1 | $4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
399 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Peter Gudynas | ![]() |
L'homme des jeux | 1992-08-00 | Iain M. Banks | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 2-221-06931-5 | F135.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
391 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
The Player of Games | 1993-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Keith Scaife | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 1993-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Keith Scaife | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 1994-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Keith Scaife | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 1995-06-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
The Player of Games | 1996-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | ![]() |
L'homme des jeux | 1996-05-00 | Iain M. Banks | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7185) | 2-253-07185-4 | 479 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | ||
The Player of Games | 1997-02-00 | Iain M. Banks | HarperPrism | 0-06-105356-2 | $10.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Ennis | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 1998-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | |
The Player of Games | 2000-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 2000-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | ![]() |
L'homme des jeux | 2000-05-00 | Iain M. Banks | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7185) | 2-253-07185-4 | 479 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | ||
The Player of Games | 2001-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-84149-095-4 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Mark Salwowski | ![]() |
Das Kultur-Spiel | 2004-00-00 | Iain Banks | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #7048) | 3-453-52006-8 | €8.95?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
941 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
omni | Chris Moore | |
The Player of Games | 2005-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Getty Images | |
L'homme des jeux | 2005-03-00 | Iain M. Banks | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 2-221-10431-5 | €23.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
391 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Jackie Paternoster | |
The Player of Games | 2006-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 1-85723-146-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
El jugador | 2007-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | La Factoría de Ideas (Solaris Ficción #97) | 978-84-9800-356-7 | 381 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Getty Images | ||
The Player of Games | 2007-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-1-85723-146-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Getty Images | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 2008-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-1-85723-146-5 | £7.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Getty Images | |
L'homme des jeux | 2008-01-00 | Iain M. Banks | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7185) | 978-2-253-07185-3 | €6.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
479 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | |
The Player of Games | 2008-03-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-00540-1 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
405 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 2008-09-04 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-0-7481-1006-3 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Getty Images | ![]() |
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The Player of Games | 2009-12-01 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-09586-0 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Getty Images | ||
The Player of Games | 2010-00-00 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-1-85723-146-5 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
309 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Player of Games | 2011-05-06 | Iain M. Banks | Hachette Audio | $28.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Getty Images | ![]() |
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The Player of Games | 2011-08-01 | Iain M. Banks | Hachette | 978-1-61113-674-6 | audio CD?Compact disc with standard audio tracks |
novel | ||||
Das Kultur-Spiel | 2012-00-00 | Iain Banks | Random House | 978-3-641-08683-1 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | ||||
Iain M. Banks Culture - 25th Anniversary Box Set | 2012-10-04 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-0-356-50209-0 | £19.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | |||
The Culture | 2012-11-06 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-22508-3 | $29.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
1472 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | ||
Das Spiel Azad | 2015-00-00 | Iain Banks | Heyne | 978-3-641-16914-5 | €4.99?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
Jucătorul total?Jucatorul total |
2016-07-14 | Iain M. Banks | Editura Nemira (Nautilus) | 978-606-758-528-5 | Lei 43?Lei: Romanian leu. ISO codes: ROK in 1947-1952, ROL in 1952-2005, RON since 2005 |
432 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
O jogador | 2021-10-00 | Iain M. Banks | Morro Branco | 978-65-86015-34-8 | 368 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
The Player of Games | 2023-11-30 | Iain M. Banks | Orbit | 978-0-356-52164-0 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
400 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
The Player of Games | date unknown | Iain M. Banks | HarperPrism | 0-06-105356-2 | $12.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
295 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | John Ennis | ![]() |
The Player of Games | date unknown | Iain M. Banks | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-00540-1 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
405 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Blacksheep | ![]() |
The Player of Games | date unknown | Iain M. Banks | Orbit (US) | 978-0-316-00540-1 | $16.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
405 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Blacksheep | ![]() |
Reviews
- Review by John Clute (1988) in Interzone, #26 November-December 1988
- Review by Faren Miller (1988) in Locus, #335 December 1988
- Review by Maureen Kincaid Speller [as by Maureen Porter] (1988) in Vector 147
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1989) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, July 1989
- Review by Helen McNabb (1990) in Paperback Inferno, #83
- Review
[French]
by
Stéphane Nicot?Stephane Nicot(1996) in Galaxies, #2
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2006) , reprinted in:
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (2007)
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (unknown)