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The author Greg Egan addresses these types of themes extremely well. One of my favourite short stories is specifically related to the idea expressed in your po
by AlexDanger 13y ago
The author Greg Egan addresses these types of themes extremely well.
One of my favourite short stories is specifically related to the idea expressed in your post: http://ttapress.com/553/crystal-nights-by-greg-egan/ http://ttapress.com/553/crystal-nights-by-greg-egan/
On a tangential note, he has another short story (Transition Dreams) that examines the process of 'uploading' a human brain from its natural substrate to a computer. He raises some thought-provoking points about this process.
- sgrove 13y agoDo you know if Transition Dreams is available on Kindle? I couldn't seem to find it.
- jonlarson 13y agoIt's in this collection. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1857985737 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1857985737
- AlexDanger 13y agoHere for $2.99: http://www.amazon.com/Luminous-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00E84BABW/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2 http://www.amazon.com/Luminous-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00E84BABW... Get this collection as well: http://www.amazon.com/Axiomatic-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWOBZA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1389738076&sr=1-1&keywords=axiomatic+greg+egan http://www.amazon.com/Axiomatic-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWOBZ...
- brian_cloutier 13y agoThanks for posting Crystal Nights I really like it and now plan on reading more by Greg Egan. Do you know of any similar authors?
- V-2 13y agoStanisław Lem
- AlexDanger 13y agoAlas no. I read a range of sci-fi but am not aware of other authors who write such amazing speculative fiction. He really takes sci-fi ideas to unpredictable yet believable conclusions. It is real hard sci-fi. If you do discover similar authors, please let me know. Recommended reading: All his short stories are amazing. I'd highly recommend them: http://www.amazon.com/Luminous-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00E84BABW http://www.amazon.com/Luminous-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00E84BABW http://www.amazon.com/Axiomatic-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWOBZA/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2 http://www.amazon.com/Axiomatic-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWOBZ... Some of his novels are hit and miss, but certainly worth checking out. This is probably my favourite: http://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B00FDWCPV2/ref=pd_sim_kstore_2 http://www.amazon.com/Permutation-City-Greg-Egan-ebook/dp/B0...
- cousin_it 13y agoTed Chiang! He has some stories that deal with similar issues, like "The Lifecycle of Software Objects". But I enjoy his people-centered stories more, my favorite is "Liking What You See: A Documentary", you can read it online here: http://www.ibooksonline.com/88/Text/liking.html http://www.ibooksonline.com/88/Text/liking.html . Another great one is "Hell is the Absence of God".
- brian_cloutier 13y agoYeah, Ted Chiang is great. I really enjoyed "Stories of Your Life and Others" this winter. Thanks for the recommendations, they're on my list!
- nooneelse 13y agoYeah, that is great stuff. The language of our times capturing some very old themes, biblical even, under an interpretation. Primo betraying Sapphire's creator/god, the violent escape of the created from a realm governed by the creator for his benefit to another world of their own design.
- com2kid 13y agoPeter F . Hamilton and Charles Stross are the next two authors you want to check out. :)