The State of the Art (Short Stories)
Book 3 of The Culture
Language: English
eisbn10 eisbn13 [original meta c.r. pg; unverfified isfdb worldcat goodreads b&n hachette digital websites] isbn10 collection isbn10 standalone novella isbn13 collection isbn13 standalone novella mobi-asin
Publisher: Hachette / Orbit [ebook, kindle]
Published: May 1, 1989
Description:
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.