Diaspora is a hard science fiction novel by the Australian writer Greg Egan which first appeared in print in 1997. ... the citizens, intelligence as disembodied

Diaspora is a hard science fiction novel by the Australian writer Greg Egan which first appeared in print in 1997. ... the citizens, intelligence as disembodied computer software running entirely within simulated reality-based communities known as polises. These represent the majority by far of "humanity" in the novel... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(novel) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_(novel) === Fall; or, Dodge in Hell is a 2019 speculative fiction novel by American author Neal Stephenson. The book explores mind uploading to the Cloud... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall;_or,_Dodge_in_Hell https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall;_or,_Dodge_in_Hell