The State of the Art

From  New York Times b estselling   and modern master of science fiction, Iain M. Banks,  The State of the Art  is the acclaimed collection of Banks's short fiction.  “Banks is a phenomenon...writing pure science fiction of a peculiarly gnarly energy and elegance.” –William Gibson This is a striking addition to the body of Culture lore, and adds definition and scale to the previous works by using the Earth of 1977 as contrast. The stories in the collection range fro