{"product_id":"9780356521664","title":"The State Of The Art","description":"Author: Iain M. Banks\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780356521664\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 12 Mar 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe works of Iain M. Banks have forever changed the face of modern science fiction. With breathtaking imagination and extraordinary storytelling, they have secured his reputation as one of the most extraordinary and influential writers in the genre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Banks is a phenomenon' William Gibson\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe State of the Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the only collection of Iain M. Banks's short  fiction and includes the acclaimed Culture novella of the same name.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom science  fiction to horror, dark fantasy to twisted comedy, all eight stories bear the inde finable stamp of Banks's staggering talent.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the novels of Iain M. Banks:\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Epic in scope, ambitious in its ideas and absorbing in its execution' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Banks has created one of the most enduring and endearing visions of the future' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Jam-packed with extraordinary invention' \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Compulsive reading' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe novels of Iain M. Banks: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Culture series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eConsider Phlebas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Player of Games\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUse of Weapons\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExcession\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInversions\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLook to Windward\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMatter\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurface Detail\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Hydrogen Sonata\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe State of the Art\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther books by Iain M. Banks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAgainst a Dark Background\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeersum Endjinn\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Algebraist\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso now available: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Culture: The Drawings\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e- an extraordinary collection of original illustrations faithfully reproduced from sketchbooks Banks kept in the 1970s and 80s, depicting the ships, habitats, geography, weapons and language of Banks' Culture series of novels in incredible detail.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697699410078,"sku":"ADS-9780356521664","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780356521664.jpg?v=1775718727","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780356521664","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}