The Player of Games – Iain M. Banks Free Audiobook

Written by Iain M. Banks
Read by Peter Kenny
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The 2nd culture novel, and arguably the first in terms of nailing down the style, is presented here with breaks made in chapters *mostly* there are one or two I may have screwed up a bit on, but it’s all here and ready to be enjoyed without having to delve through a 16 hour audio in order to find it.

About the book proper: 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.

It’s an incredible listen. Enjoy, it is available on Audible to be purchased and is, to my mind, well worth the price of admission.