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I'm surprised to not see this linked here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonal_(series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonal_(series) I thought this s

• andrewflnr 6y ago
  To add some more enticing detail, the series takes place in a universe where time really is just another dimension, and there's no minus sign in the distance metric (hopefully I'm using that term correctly). Consequently, Egan has to re-invent biology from scratch, among other things. It's a wild trip. My favorite if the series is The Arrows of Time.
  • nullc 6y ago
    I like how Egan goes through a lot of history of scientific discovery-- with classical experiments that can easily be recognized, ... which get opposite results in this universe. Everything has to work differently-- not just biology. Thermodynamics, electromagnetism, etc. The speed of light depends on wavelength. Sometimes a fictional work is written as a "single point of departure" from another work or some real event and the author explores the consequences of this change. Orthogonal merely changes a minus to a plus but the consequences are extremely far reaching.
    • andrewflnr 6y ago
      > Everything has to work differently-- not just biology. Thermodynamics, electromagnetism, etc. The speed of light depends on wavelength Well yes, that's why biology has to work differently. Biology is just (close to) the end of the chain of consequences of the change. ;-)
      • nullc 6y ago
        Sorry, not trying to tell you or other people who've read the books. That was intended as a "yes, and" to emphasize your point.