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'In
Permutation City
Egan has said that his main goal was "to
take the idea of conscious software - whether it's some kind
of scanned human duplicate, or some AI created from
scratch - and push it to its logical conclusion'." The story involves human identities being 'loaded into computer memory
banks where they become virtual people' (Colin Steele, SF Commentary No 77, p.53).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Australian Science Fiction
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: S F Commentary , April no. 91 2016; (p. 89-90)
— Review of Emergence 2015 single work novel ; Clade 2015 single work novel ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel -
Book Review: Permutation City by Greg Egan
2015
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The NSW Writers' Centre Blog
— Review of Permutation City 1994 single work novel -
Philosophy behind Future Shock
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 21 February 2015; (p. 22) -
Geopolitics in Greg Egan's Science Fiction
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 186-198) -
Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Genetic Soldier 1994 single work novel ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel
-
Untitled
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 13 no. 1 (Issue 37) 1996; (p. 28-31)
— Review of Permutation City 1994 single work novel -
Scanners
2010
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 32)
— Review of Genetic Soldier 1994 single work novel ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel -
Books Read Recently
1996
single work
review
— Appears in: Scratch Pad 18 , July 1996; (p. 4-6)
— Review of Distress 1995 single work novel ; The Memory Cathedral : A Secret History of Leonardo da Vinci 1995 single work novel ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel ; Eccentrics : The Scientific Investigation 1988 single work essay ; Old School Tie 1994 single work novel ; Lilian's Story 1985 single work novel ; Dark Places 1994 single work novel -
Scanners
2001
single work
review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , November no. 77 2001; (p. 49-77)
— Review of Reading by Starlight: Postmodern Science Fiction 1995 single work criticism ; Metaworlds : Best Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; Mortal Fire : Best Australian Science Fiction 1993 anthology short story ; The Destiny Makers 1993 single work novel ; Twilight Beach 1993 selected work short story ; Evolution Annie 1991 selected work short story ; The MUP Encyclopaedia of Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy 1998 reference bibliography biography ; Beyond the Hanging Wall 1996 single work novel ; Distress 1995 single work novel ; Axiomatic 1995 selected work short story ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel ; Mirrorsun Rising 1995 single work novel ; Alien Shores : An Anthology of Australian Science Fiction 1994 anthology short story ; The Opoponax Invasion 1993 single work novel ; Envoy 1994 single work novel ; She's Fantastical : The First Anthology of Australian Women’s Speculative Fiction, Magical Realism And Fantasy 1995 anthology short story poetry extract ; The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy : Volume 1 1997 anthology short story ; Time Marches Off : 2000 Years from Now 1942 single work novel ; Dark House : Stories Compiled by Gary Crew 1995 anthology short story ; The Oxford Book of Australian Ghost Stories 1994 anthology short story -
Vastly Different Views of Australia's Future
1994
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 23 July 1994; (p. C13)
— Review of Voices in the Light 1994 single work novel ; Permutation City 1994 single work novel -
An Interview with Greg Egan
Russell Blackford
(interviewer),
2009
single work
interview
— Appears in: Aurealis : Australian Fantasy & Science Fiction , no. 42 2009; (p. 16-23) -
Looking Awry at Cyberpunk Through Antipodean Eyes: Reading Neal Stephenson and Greg Egan from the Margins
1998
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Studies , Summer vol. 13 no. 1 1998; (p. 31-43) -
Tomorrow's Selfhood: Self in the Science Fiction of Greg Egan
1999
single work
criticism
— Appears in: The Fantastic Self : Essays on the Subject of the Self 1999; (p. 295-303) -
Attempting Immortality : A1, A-Life, and the Posthuman in Greg Egan's Permutation City
2000
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Science Fiction Studies , March vol. 27 no. 1 2000; (p. 69-91) -
Geopolitics in Greg Egan's Science Fiction
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 186-198)
Awards
- 1995 winner Ditmar Awards — Best Novel
- 1995 nominated British Science Fiction Association Awards — Novel
- 1995 winner John W. Campbell Memorial Award
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