The State of the Art

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“Unmarked text. The first ever collection of Iain Banks' short fiction, this volume includes the ...
Narrative Type
Fiction
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781597800747
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1597800740
ISBN-13
9781597800747
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63104739

Product Key Features

Book Title
State of the Art
Number of Pages
188 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, Short Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies
Publication Year
2007
Genre
Fiction
Author
Iain M. Banks
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
823.914
Synopsis
The first ever collection of Iain Banks' 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' staggering talent., A collection of Iain Banks' short fiction, this volume includes the acclaimed novella, The State of the Art. The other stories in the collection range from science fiction to horror, dark-coated fantasy to morality tale., Iain M. Banks' only short-story collection, never before published in the US. Contents: * Road of Skulls * A Gift from the Culture * Odd Attachment * Descendant * Cleaning Up * Piece * The State of the Art * Scratch * A Few Notes On the Culture Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.

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