01797cam a2200457 i 4500 23304927 US-DLC 20260204112840.0 230901t20241991nyua 000 j eng d 2023945886 GBC3G7641 bnb 021197698 Uk 9780316565646 (paperback) 0316565644 9780356521664 0356521664 23304927 (OCoLC)1352795808 au eng rda au lccopycat Alfaisal Main Library PR6052.A485 S73 2024 Banks, Iain, 1954-2013, author. The state of the art / Iain M. Banks. First Orbit U.S. Edition: March 2024. 2024 New York, NY : Orbit, 2024. 215 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. "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. Science fiction, English. Science fiction. Science fiction fast Print books. local 4 Science fiction. lcgft Short stories. lcgft lcc BOOKS 608345 608345 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2026-02-04 0 PR6052.A485 S73 2024 AU00000000021183 2026-02-04 11:08:00 140.00 2026-02-04 BOOKS