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'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.
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Geopolitics in Greg Egan's Science Fiction
2014
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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
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
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
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 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 32 2008; (p. 87-88)
— Review of Schild's Ladder 2001 single work novel
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Untitled
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 2001 single work novel -
Embodied, or Not, in a New Universe
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 January 2004; (p. 16)
— Review of Schild's Ladder 2001 single work novel -
Untitled
2008
single work
review
— Appears in: Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine , no. 32 2008; (p. 87-88)
— Review of Schild's Ladder 2001 single work novel -
Scanners
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 2001 single work novel -
It’s all Greg Egan’s Fault, or, I wish I Had a Big Brain
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Scratch Pad , April no. 48 2002; (p. 3-4)
— Review of Schild's Ladder 2001 single work novel -
The Fiction of the Future : Australian Science Fiction
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
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
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 74 no. 1 2014; (p. 186-198)
Awards
- 2003 finalist Locus Awards — SF Novel
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