The Player of Games

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Overview:

Title: The Player of Games
Author: Iain M. Banks
Year: 2001
ISBN-10: 1841490954
Publisher: Orbit
Price: £6.99
Pages: 309
Binding: Paperback
Type: Novel
Title Reference: The Player of Games
Notes: This edition published in 1989 by Orbit. Reprinted 1990, 1991, 1992 (twice), 1993 (twice), 1994, 1995, 1996 (twice), 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001. Unusually, it really is normal paperback size.