Permutation City : A Novel (Paperback)

from mentatjack

I read this when it was released in 1995 and still have my copy. It unerringly makes my list of top 10 speculative fiction works. At this far of a remove, I don't remember the details beyond modeling a slightly simpler universe inside of a computer, but It opened up a new world of science fiction...

from Lyndatrue

It isn't as if there were no other reviews, and normally, I don't review anything that has a bunch of reviews already. I'm just poleaxed by the book, and the ending. I almost started reading it again, but stopped after the first few pages. Life is short, and there are other books. I'll still retu...

from antao

(Read originally in 1994). I was six years old when my parents told me that there was a small, dark jewel inside my skull, learning to be me"... Learning to be me With this starts off one of the most astonishing short stories I've ever read. If you haven't read it, I urge you to do so. Egan quest...

from ohernaes

Mind-boggling novel about personal identity and artificial life and evolution. Mind uploading has become possible, but being such a "copy" is not a fulfilling existence for most. Part of the story is about a scientist who designs a program within which lifeforms could be capable of evolving. In w...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

I didn't particularly care for the book - too much complexity in the plot and too little understanding of characters and motivations.