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"An empire drains it's prisoners in machines, while the main character plays a chess-like game with another warden"
October 1, 2026
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The player of games
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The player of games

Iain Banks

1988
23 editions
The Stars My Destination
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The Stars My Destination

Alfred Bester

1956
25 editions
Alfred Bester's The stars my destination
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Alfred Bester's The stars my destination

Byron Preiss

1992
1 edition
Alfred Bester's The stars my destination
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Alfred Bester's The stars my destination

Alfred Bester

2012
1 edition
The Shadow of the Torturer
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The Shadow of the Torturer

Gene Wolfe

1980
22 editions
Shadow & Claw
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Shadow & Claw

Gene Wolfe

1983
9 editions
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