The Player of Games (A Culture Novel Book 2)<\/b> by Iain M. Banks<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/strong> In the Culture universe technology has progressed so that society is satiated. Jernau Morat Gurgeh is a master game player, respected and dominate in the Culture when the opportunity arises to play an exotic game, a game which a nascent civilization uses to enforce it’s totalitarian government. A musing on games, the shock of fascism, and the future.<\/p>\n Rating<\/strong>: A good romp through a fun universe, if you’ve been following Alpha Go you’ll dig this.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Player of Games (A Culture Novel Book 2) by Iain M. Banks Summary: In the Culture universe technology has progressed so that society is satiated. Jernau Morat Gurgeh is a master game player, respected and dominate in the Culture when the opportunity arises to play an exotic game, a game which a nascent civilization … <\/p>\n