Permutation City
#1612 of 8,085 books · #361 in Science Fiction
Shortlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Novel (1994), the Philip K. Dick Award (1996), and the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1995).
Permutation City is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes grows 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 and dread. Can what makes you human be distilled into data? And what happens if you can't afford to pay?
- Publisher
- Millennium
- ISBN-13
- 9780575105454
- Genre
- Topics
Awards
- Philip K. Dick AwardShortlisted(1996)
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelShortlisted(1995)
- BSFA Award for Best NovelShortlisted(1994)
Other awarded books from Greg Egan
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- The Arrows of Time (2014)0 wins · 2 score
- The Clockwork Rocket (2011)0 wins · 2 score
- The Eternal Flame (2012)0 wins · 2 score
- Zendegi (2010)0 wins · 2 score
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