The Player of Games, by Iain M. Banks

Points (6)
- (1) 1989 British Science Fiction Award — Nominee
- (1) ISFDB Top 100 — 79th Place
- (1) SFFJazz Top 100 — 71st Place
- (1) CSSF Basic Science Fiction Library — Included (as part of Culture)
- (1) Locus Magazine Best SF Novels of the 20th Century — 63rd Place (tie)
- (1) NPR Top 100 Science Fiction, Fantasy Books (2011) — 83rd Place (as part of Culture)