Some of Egan's shorts are the most haunting explorations of what it means to be human that I've read -- maybe try those. But yes, Egan's philosophy is that sci

Some of Egan's shorts are the most haunting explorations of what it means to be human that I've read -- maybe try those. But yes, Egan's philosophy is that sci-fi can be about the human story OR about the science. Both are valid. From this long interview: > I’m interested in science as a subject in its own right, just as much as I’m interested in the effects of technology on the human condition. In many things I write the two will be combined, but even then it’s important to try to describe the science accurately. In a novel such as Incandescence, though, the entire point is understanding the science, and it really doesn’t bother me in the least that it’s not an exploration of the human condition. > There are times when it’s worth putting aside the endless myopic navel-gazing that occupies so much literature, in order to look out at the universe itself and value it for what it is. From http://rlemay.com.au/greg-egan-the-big-interview/ http://rlemay.com.au/greg-egan-the-big-interview/