Written by: Iain Banks
Submitted By: Robert Douglas
Jernau Morat Gurgeh has mastered every known game in the The Culture (a human/machine symbiotic society). Bored with constant success, he travels many light years to the distant Empire of Azad - both ruthless and powerful - boasting a game so fiendishly complex that the winner becomes emperor. However, is Gurgeh up to the challenge? If not, for him the consequences could prove tragic...
This is one of my favourite science fiction titles (purchased way back in 1989). The Culture universe is a most fascinating one which is ripe with marvellous technology, unexpected dangers, and eccentric characters.
