Player of Games, The, by Banks, Iain M.

You call it enjoyment to lose your house, your titles, your estates; your children maybe; to be expected to walk out onto the balcony with a gun and blow your brains out? That's enjoyment? We're well free of that. You want something you can't have, Gurgeh. You enjoy your life in the Culture, but it can't provide you with sufficient threats; the true gambler needs the excitement of potential loss, even ruin, to feel wholly alive.

I generally consider myself to be very we[…]

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Published:: 10.08.10 / 3pm

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Alan Holowaychuk (AToE) 10.09.10 / 12pm

This was the book that put be onto Banks in a serious way after also having had a bad first impression.

I think you’ll love Use of Weapons, it’s more artistic, but can also be a bit of pain to follow.

Small technical critique – the orbitals don’t encircle planets, they orbit by themselves.
Omphalos 10.09.10 / 2pm

Orbit what? Stars only? I was pretty sure that there was a planet there. Admittedly, it’s been a while since I read this thing. I think I went on vacation in June, so if they’re free floating I guess I can just blame my damn CRS-ridden memory.

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