num_pages: 182
description: First World edition (British); first printing (not stated); hardcover with dustjacket, 1991. Collection of stories, many part of the author's series, "The Culture." This first edition is quite collectible when found in nice condition. Interior illustrations by Nick Day, and these Road of Skulls (1988); A Gift from the Culture [Culture] (1987); Odd Attachment (1989); Descendant [Culture] (1987); Cleaning Up (1987); Piece (1989); The State of the Art [Culture] (1989); Scratch (1987).
language: English
title: The State of the Art
titlecomplete: The State of the Art (Culture, #4)
characters: Djibard Alsahil, Skaffen-Amstikaw, Li'ndane, Dervley Linter, Tel Ghemada, Tagm Lokri, The Arbitrary, Roghres Shasapt, Diziet Sma, Lanyares Sodel
genres: Audiobook, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Banks, Space, Fiction, Space Opera, Short Stories, Cultural, Fantasy
ratings_count: 16875
places: Earth
series: Culture
awards: awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
category: Nouvelle étrangère, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Premio Ignotus
category: Mejor Cuento Extranjero
publisher: Orbit Books