Diaspora: A Novel (USED)

Description: Product Description : Diaspora: A Novel A quantum Brave New World from the boldest and most wildly speculative writer of his generation Greg Egan is perhaps the most important SF writer in the worldScience Fiction Weekly One of the very best Locus Science fiction with an emphasis on scienceNew York Times Book ReviewSince the Introdus in the twentyfirst century humanity has reconfigured itself drastically Most chose immortality joining the polises to become conscious software Others opted for gleisners disposable renewable robotic bodies that remain in contact with the physical world of force and friction Many of these have left the solar system forever in fusiondrive starshipsAnd there are the holdouts the fleshers left behind in the muck and jungle of Earthsome devolved into dream apes others cavorting in the seas or the airwhile the statics and bridgers try to shape out a roughly human destinyBut the complacency of the citizens is shattered when an unforeseen disaster ravages the fleshers and reveals the possibility that the polises themselves might be at risk from bizarre astrophysical processes that seem to violate fundamental laws of nature The orphan Yatima a digital being grown from a mind seed joins a group of citizens and flesher refugees in a search for the knowledge that will guarantee their safetya search that puts them on the trail of the ancient and elusive Transmuters who have the power to reshape subatomic particles and to cross into the macrocosmos where the universe we know is nothing but a speck in the higherdimensional vacuumSkyhorse Publishing under our Night Shade and Talos imprints is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction space opera time travel hard SF alien invasion nearfuture dystopia fantasy grimdark sword and sorcery contemporary urban fantasy steampunk alternative history and horror zombies vampires and the occult and supernatural and much more While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller a national bestseller or a Hugo or Nebula awardwinner we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors( it is an used product )

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