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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

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Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks

The New ��ý Book Club is currently reading Iain M. Banks's classic sci-fi novel The Player of Games. In this extract, we meet protagonist Gurgeh for the first time

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Why sci-fi novelist Iain M. Banks was an ‘astounding’ world-builder

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Why dark matter is still one of the biggest open problems in science

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Astronaut sits in a window frame inside a space ship and reads a book about science. Concept of exploring space.

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The 12 best science fiction books of 2025

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Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen

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Grace Chan and debut novel Every Version of You

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Grace Chan: 'How to stay in love after uploading into virtual reality'

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The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)

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The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)

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Breaking Bad showrunner uses sci-fi for smart dive into happiness

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Deep-space sci-fi novel is delightful, profound and not to be missed

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2JHKP8X LAURENCE MASON, MATTHEW LILLARD, ANGELINA JOLIE, JONNY LEE MILLER, JESSE BRADFORD, HACKERS, 1995

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New ��ý recommends the cult film Hackers – 30 years late

The books, TV, games and more that New ��ý staff have enjoyed this week

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The fascinating story of the ultimate cosmic law

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We may have found a surprisingly nearby cluster of primordial stars

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Bulletproof fabric laced with carbon nanotubes is stronger than Kevlar

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The best new science fiction books of November 2025

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