The State of the Art

FromNew York Times bestsellingand modern master of science fiction, Iain M. Banks,The State of the Artis the acclaimed collection of Bankss short fiction.

';Banks is a phenomenon...writing pure science fiction of a peculiarly gnarly energy and elegance.'William Gibson

This is a striking addition to the body of Culture lore, and adds definition and scale to the previous works by using the Earth of 1977 as contrast. The stories in the collection range from science fiction to horror, dark-coated fantasy to morality tale. All bear the indefinable stamp of Iain Bankss staggering talent.

';Few of us have been exposed to a talent so manifest and of such extraordinary breadth.' New York Review of Science Fiction

';[Banks] can summon up sense-of-wonder Big Concepts youve never seen before and display them with narration as deft as a conjurors fingers.scifi.com

The Culture series:
Consider Phlebas
The Player of Games
Use of Weapons
The State of the Art
Excession
Inversions
Look to Windward
Matter
Surface Detail
The Hydrogen Sonata