Avery
My favorite books (so far) by this author are Permutation City and Quarantine, which, along with this one, make up the fake "Subjective Cosmology" series (Egan has explained that this being considered a series was a misunderstanding).
Unfortunately this one didn't strike me the same as the others. I had a hard time getting drawn in to both the physics theorizing and the geopolitical conflicts. There was some interesting exploration of more biological, near future transhumanism around gender, perception, and relationships that I liked. Still glad I read it, just doesn't make it into the favourites list!
My favorite books (so far) by this author are Permutation City and Quarantine, which, along with this one, make up the fake "Subjective Cosmology" series (Egan has explained that this being considered a series was a misunderstanding).
Unfortunately this one didn't strike me the same as the others. I had a hard time getting drawn in to both the physics theorizing and the geopolitical conflicts. There was some interesting exploration of more biological, near future transhumanism around gender, perception, and relationships that I liked. Still glad I read it, just doesn't make it into the favourites list!