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Permutation City: The incredible, mind-bending look at cyberspace, afterlife and immortality from one of the greats of science fiction

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Full Title:

Permutation City: The incredible, mind-bending look at cyberspace, afterlife and immortality from one of the greats of science fiction

Contributors:

By (Author) Greg Egan

ISBN:

9780575082076

Publisher:

Orion Publishing Co

Imprint:

Gollancz

Publication Date:

1st April 2008

UK Publication Date:

7th February 2008

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

823.914

Prizes:

Winner of John W Campbell Award 1995 (UK)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

384

Dimensions:

Width 168mm, Height 201mm, Spine 26mm

Weight:

307g

Description

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.

Author Bio

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

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