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Author | Iain M. Banks |
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Audio read by | Peter Kenny |
Language | English |
Series | The Culture (some stories) |
Genre | Science fiction, Slipstream |
Publisher | Mark V. Ziesing[1] |
Publication date | 1989 |
Publication place | Scotland |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 188 |
ISBN | 0-929480-06-6 |
OCLC | 59159368 |
Preceded by | Use of Weapons |
Followed by | Excession |
The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1989.[1] The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline "Iain Banks", as well as the title novella and others set in Banks's Culture fictional universe.
The non-SF stories in the collection are the only non-SF stories published under his Iain M. Banks name.