Schild's Ladder
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of hard science fiction, Schild's Ladder chronicles a far-future conflict ignited when a physics experiment goes catastrophically wrong, spawning an expanding region of alien spacetime that threatens to consume the universe. Greg Egan constructs a richly imagined civilization of post-human beings who have transcended biological bodies, and the novel presents their fierce ideological divide between those who wish to destroy the encroaching phenomenon and those who argue it harbors entirely new forms of life. With meticulous scientific rigor, Egan grounds the narrative in cutting-edge concepts from quantum gravity and topology, making the speculative physics feel as urgent and tangible as the human—or rather, transhuman—drama at its core. The tone is cerebral and uncompromising, rewarding readers willing to engage with its dense theoretical framework with a story of profound philosophical depth about the nature of life, consciousness, and coexistence. Schild's Ladder stands as one of the most intellectually ambitious novels in contemporary science fiction, illustrating Egan's singular ability to transform abstract mathematics into visceral, high-stakes storytelling.
Author: Greg Egan
Format: Hardback
Published: 2002, Gollancz
Genre: Science fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
A landmark work of hard science fiction, Schild's Ladder chronicles a far-future conflict ignited when a physics experiment goes catastrophically wrong, spawning an expanding region of alien spacetime that threatens to consume the universe. Greg Egan constructs a richly imagined civilization of post-human beings who have transcended biological bodies, and the novel presents their fierce ideological divide between those who wish to destroy the encroaching phenomenon and those who argue it harbors entirely new forms of life. With meticulous scientific rigor, Egan grounds the narrative in cutting-edge concepts from quantum gravity and topology, making the speculative physics feel as urgent and tangible as the human—or rather, transhuman—drama at its core. The tone is cerebral and uncompromising, rewarding readers willing to engage with its dense theoretical framework with a story of profound philosophical depth about the nature of life, consciousness, and coexistence. Schild's Ladder stands as one of the most intellectually ambitious novels in contemporary science fiction, illustrating Egan's singular ability to transform abstract mathematics into visceral, high-stakes storytelling.