01698cam a2200421 i 450000100090000000300070000900500170001600800410003301000170007401500190009101600180011002000310012802000150015902000180017402000150019203500130020703500220022004000210024204200140026305000260027710000380030324500430034125000420038426000090042626400340043530000400046933600260050933700280053533800270056350400410059052004900063165000300112165000210115165500260117265500240119865500280122265500260125023304927US-DLC20260204112840.0230901t20241991nyua          000 j eng d  a  2023945886  aGBC3G76412bnb7 a0211976982Uk  a9780316565646q(paperback)  z0316565644  z9780356521664  z0356521664  a23304927  a(OCoLC)1352795808  aaubengerdacau  alccopycat00aPR6052.A485bS73 20241 aBanks, Iain,d1954-2013,eauthor.14aThe state of the art /cIain M. Banks.  aFirst Orbit U.S. Edition: March 2024.  c2024 1aNew York, NY :bOrbit,c2024.  a215 pages :billustrations ;c21 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references.  a"The first ever collection of Iain Banks's short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella, The State of the Art. This is a striking addition to the growing body of Culture lore, and adds definition and scale to the previous works by using the Earth of 1977 as contrast. The other stories in the collection range from science fiction to horror, dark-coated fantasy to morality tale. All bear the indefinable stamp of Iain Banks's staggering talent."--Publisher's description. 0aScience fiction, English. 0aScience fiction. 7aScience fiction2fast 0aPrint books.2local 7aScience fiction.2lcgft 7aShort stories.2lcgft