AustLit logo
image of person or book cover 8002076777993029016.jpg
This image has been sourced from online.
y separately published work icon Schild's Ladder single work   novel   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 2001... 2001 Schild's Ladder
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The new novel from one of the world's most respected and acclaimed writers marks a dramatic move into a new arena - that of the wide-screen SF epic a la Baxter, Banks, Hamilton and Macleod.

'Cass has stumbled on something that might be an entirely different type of physics and she's travelled three hundred and fifty light-years to Mimosa Station, a remote experimental facility, to test her theory. The novo-vacuum she creates is predicted to begin decaying the instant it's created, but even so short-lived a microscopic speck could shed new light on the origins of the universe.

'But instead of decaying, Cass's novo-vacuum is wildly successful and begins expanding, slowly but inexorably taking over the universe . . .'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Gollancz ,
      2001 .
      image of person or book cover 8002076777993029016.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 249p.
      ISBN: 0575071230(pbk.), 0575070684
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      EOS ,
      2002 .
      image of person or book cover 2352098839054938165.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      ISBN: 0061050938 (hardcover)
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Gollancz ,
      2008 .
      image of person or book cover 5716584760067275875.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 328p.
      ISBN: 9780575082069
Alternative title: Scara lui Schild
Language: Romanian
    • Bucharest,
      c
      Romania,
      c
      Eastern Europe, Europe,
      :
      Nemira ,
      2007 .
      image of person or book cover 6668461387771300820.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 448p.
      ISBN: 9789731430881

Works about this Work

Geopolitics in Greg Egan's Science Fiction Darren Jorgensen , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 186-198)
Title 'We'll All Change Together': Mathematics as Metaphor in Greg Egan's Fiction Neil Easterbrook , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media 2012; (p. 265-273)
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction Russell Blackford , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140)
'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii)
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 85-86)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
Untitled Simon Petrie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 32 2008; (p. 87-88)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
Untitled Tama Leaver , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Science Fiction : A Review of Speculative Literature , vol. 16 no. 2 (Issue 44) 2002; (p. 58-59)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
Embodied, or Not, in a New Universe Van Ikin , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 January 2004; (p. 16)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
Untitled Simon Petrie , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 32 2008; (p. 87-88)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
Scanners Bruce Gillespie , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: SF Commentary : The Independent Magazine About Science Fiction , August no. 80 2010; (p. 85-86)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
It’s all Greg Egan’s Fault, or, I wish I Had a Big Brain Bruce Gillespie , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Scratch Pad , April no. 48 2002; (p. 3-4)

— Review of Schild's Ladder Greg Egan , 2001 single work novel
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction Russell Blackford , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers 2012; (p. 128-140)
'According to Russell Blackford 'commercial science fiction is the most international of literary forms.' He observes that 'Australian SF continues to flourish, even if it trails heroic fantasy in mass-market appeal.' Australian SF writers although published internationally, with a dedicated fan followings in USA, UK and Europe, were overlooked for a very long time by Australian multinational publishers. The international editions had to be imported and were then distributed in Australia (Congreve and Marquardt 8). Blackford in his chapter throws light on the history of Australian SF and observes how Australian SF writers, with their concern for the future, achieved a powerful synthesis in form and content. The progress of Australian SF, maturity of style in the work of younger writers, and massive worldwide sales make Blackford optimistic as he asserts that 'the best Australian writers in the genre will be prominent players on the world stage.' (Editor's foreword xii-xiii)
Title 'We'll All Change Together': Mathematics as Metaphor in Greg Egan's Fiction Neil Easterbrook , 2012 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media 2012; (p. 265-273)
Geopolitics in Greg Egan's Science Fiction Darren Jorgensen , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 186-198)
Last amended 5 May 2021 08:22:49
X