The Player of Games

The Player of Games
First edition
AuthorIain M. Banks
Audio read byPeter Kenny
Cover artistRichard Hopkinson
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Culture
GenreScience fiction
PublisherMacmillan
Publication date
1988
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages288
ISBN0-333-47110-5
OCLC59102973
Preceded byConsider Phlebas 
Followed byUse of Weapons 

The Player of Games is a science fiction novel by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1988. It was the second published Culture novel. A film version was planned by Pathé in the 1990s, but was abandoned.