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Permutation City: The incredible, mind-bending look at cyberspace, afterlife and immortality from one of the greats of science fiction
By (Author) Greg Egan
Orion Publishing Co
Gollancz
1st April 2008
7th February 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.914
Winner of John W Campbell Award 1995 (UK)
Paperback
384
Width 168mm, Height 201mm, Spine 26mm
307g
PERMUTATION CITY is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control.
Encompassing the lives and struggles of an artificial life junkie desperate to save her dying mother, a billionaire banker scarred by a terrible crime, the lovers for whom, in their timeless virtual world, love is not enough - and much more.PERMUTATION CITY is filled with the sense of wonder.Greg Egan lives in Perth, Western Australia. He has won the John W Campbell award for Best Novel and has been shortlisted for the Hugo three times.
Previous titles:Schild's Ladder;Teranesia;Quarantine;Luminous;Axiomatic;Permutation City;Diaspora;Distress