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The Player of Games
Sci-Fi
A Culture novel: a master gamer from a post-scarcity utopia is sent to play a brutal civilization-defining game inside a rival empire. Banks' best entry point and Zuck's only fiction pick of the year.
Endorsed By
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Mark Zuckerberg
Thirteenth A Year of Books pick, announced June 29, 2015 — the only fiction title in the lineup.
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Jeff Bezos
“Iain M. Banks' amazing Culture series [is] a huge personal favorite”
The page cites a Jeff Bezos tweet about the Culture series.
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Elon Musk
“I'd recommend reading Player of Games & Surface Detail first. They're all great.”
Suggested entry point to the Culture series.
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Stewart Brand
Recommended on Stewart Brand's Read This Twice profile.