ART by Iain M. Banks?
“The State of the Art” is a longish novella, set in Iain M. Banks’ popular ‘Culture’ universe. It was first published in a slim volume entitled “The State of the Art,” in 1989 by Mark V. Ziesing, an American small press, ISBN 0-929480-06-6. In 1991, Orbit (a UK publisher) brought out a volume also entitled “The State of the Art.” This contains the aforementioned novella, plus seven short stories, one of which (“A Gift from the Culture”) is also set in the “Culture” universe. ISBN 0-356-19669-0. It has had both hardback and paperback editions in the UK but has not (AFAIK) been published in the US. [Provided by Mike Scott [Mike@moose.demon.co.uk].] [See also question 19F.] B. The sequel to Steven R. Boyett’s ARCHITECT OF SLEEP The full story of this is at http://www.steveboy.
