The State of the Art is a short story collection by Scottish writer Iain M. Banks, first published in 1991. The collection includes some stories originally published under his other byline, Iain Banks as well as the title novella and others set in Banks' Culture fictional universe.
The State of the Art includes some stories Iain Banks wrote as Iain Banks, and some stories he wrote as Iain M. Banks
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