Books that caused me to re-think the universe.
Discover mind-expanding books that reshaped my view of the universe. Explore profound reads on cosmology, philosophy, and science that challenge everything you thought you knew.
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Permutation City
by Greg Egan
Transformed into an electronic code, a Copy must discover an alternate way out, back into its real body, because the original avenue of escape has …
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Diaspora
by Greg Egan
In a new world of digital beings, where humans have chosen to be forever digitized, have selected renewable robotic bodies, or remain flesh on Earth, …
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The Diamond Age
by Neal Stephenson
Vividly imagined, stunningly prophetic, and epic in scope, The Diamond Age is a major novel from one of the most visionary writers of our time …
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Across Realtime
by Vernor Vinge
Encompassing time-travel, powerful mystery and the future history of humanity to its last handful of survivors, Across Realtime spans millions of years and is an …
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Eternity
by Greg Bear
Opposing groups clash over control of the Corridor, an access point to alternative worlds in the past, present, and future
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The Forge of God
by Greg Bear
Earth is threatened by the invasion of an interstellar research probe gone mad, in a study of the complex interactions--and their ramifications--between human passions and …
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Anvil of Stars
by Greg Bear
Follows the mission of a select group of human survivors as they search in the Ship of Law for the aliens who destroyed their planet
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Blood Music
by Greg Bear
The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Moving Mars presents the book that launched his career, featuring a scientist who conducts an experiment in cell …
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Vast
by Linda Nagata
Dethroned cult leader Lot Apollinario and his companions have left the sky-city of Silk with a mission. They aim to find the Chenzeme--the mysterious race …