Luminous
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark collection of hard science fiction short stories, Luminous presents nine mind-bending tales from one of the genre's most intellectually rigorous voices, each one pushing the boundaries of physics, mathematics, consciousness, and identity to their absolute limits. The title story uncovers a startling premise: a flaw in the fabric of mathematics itself, a region where the laws of arithmetic break down, and the terrifying implications of what it would mean to exploit — or defend — such a discovery. With cold, precise, and exhilarating prose, the collection illustrates how concepts like quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence, and the nature of subjective experience can be transformed into visceral, deeply human narratives. Stories such as Reasons to Be Cheerful and Mister Volition chronicle characters grappling with radical alterations to their own minds and bodies, forcing readers to confront what it truly means to have a self. Cerebral yet compulsively readable, this collection stands as essential reading for anyone who believes science fiction is at its most powerful when it dares to take ideas to their most extreme and logical conclusions.
Author: Greg Egan
Format: Hardback
Published: 1998, Millennium, An Orion Book
Genre: Science fiction
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A landmark collection of hard science fiction short stories, Luminous presents nine mind-bending tales from one of the genre's most intellectually rigorous voices, each one pushing the boundaries of physics, mathematics, consciousness, and identity to their absolute limits. The title story uncovers a startling premise: a flaw in the fabric of mathematics itself, a region where the laws of arithmetic break down, and the terrifying implications of what it would mean to exploit — or defend — such a discovery. With cold, precise, and exhilarating prose, the collection illustrates how concepts like quantum mechanics, artificial intelligence, and the nature of subjective experience can be transformed into visceral, deeply human narratives. Stories such as Reasons to Be Cheerful and Mister Volition chronicle characters grappling with radical alterations to their own minds and bodies, forcing readers to confront what it truly means to have a self. Cerebral yet compulsively readable, this collection stands as essential reading for anyone who believes science fiction is at its most powerful when it dares to take ideas to their most extreme and logical conclusions.