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It's late in the 21st century and bioengineering is now so common that people are able to modify their minds in any way they wish. It is an era which has been shaped by information systems so vast that security, in any form, is easily breached. Now you can be whatever you want to be, and do whatever you want to do. On Earth anyway.

One night, thirty three years ago, the stars went out. 'The Bubble' - a perfect sphere centred on the sun - appeared in the sky, isolating the solar system from the rest of the universe. For thirty-three years, humanity has lived with the religious cults and terrorism which spawned in the wake of the darkness.

We are now alone. Humanity has been cut off. Quarantined.

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Gollancz
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30 December 2010
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Greg Egan lives in Perth, Western Australia. He has won the John W Campbell award for Best Novel and has been shortlisted for the Hugo three times.

Previous titles:

Schild's Ladder;

Teranesia;

Quarantine;

Luminous;

Axiomatic;

Permutation City;

Diaspora;

Distress --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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The debut novel of the master of hard SF reissued --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004JHY7MC
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gollancz (30 December 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Mr. M. Edwards

This review collapses the waveform.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2020

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So, one day the stars disappear...and so begins this book.
This is kind of novel I wish I wrote; a detective noir cyberpunk novel, dealing with quantum mechanics.

Saying too much about the plot would be giving a lot of the fun away, so this is going to be a very hand wavey review.

The characters are well drawn, 3 dimensional people with drives, that live and breathe. There are a bunch of central mysteries that are explored throughout, and it is mostly surprising. And funny. Everything is linked, and everything is revealed.

It is a great book, exploring some deep philosophical ideas, all wrapped up in a detective story - enjoyable, clever and witty.

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owen

Unbelievably tedious

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 January 2022

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Convoluted psycho Babble nonsense. I read a few recommendations for Greg Egan's work, and thought I'd give this book a go. What a mistake! One of the three books I have ever read that I simply cannot finish- it is that tedious!

Sal

Extraordinary

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2021

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I couldn’t put this down. The physics was dense but understandable to a non specialist. A fascinating hypothesis which illustrates in a gripping way the conundrum of the wave function and follows it through to a ‘normal’ ending.

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Gwylim Williams

Not his best but still a good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2017

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Introduces some interesting concepts but there are holes.
An exploration of the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and what it means for the self if we can modify the functioning of our own brains.

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Absolutely brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 July 2010

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One of the best sci-fi books I have read in a long time - absolutely brilliant. However if you don't have some prior knowledge of quantum mechanics then you might find it tough going. This is definitely 'hard' sci-fi, but very rewarding if you know your stuff.

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