false 156780 9 Greg Egan became the hottest new science-fiction author of the 1990s and won the Hugo and John W. Campbell Memorial awards by extrapolating cutting-edge quantum physics and consciousness theory to create rigorous and radical new visions of the posthuman future. <I>Schild's Ladder</I> affirms Mr. Egan's place, with Olaf Stapledon and Poul Anderson, among the giants of cosmic-scale SF.<p> In <I>Schild's Ladder</I>, humanity has transcended both death and Earth, and discovered its home world is nearly unique as a cradle of life. As it spreads throughout the galaxy, humanity enjoys an almost utopian existence--until a scientist accidentally creates an impenetrable, steadily expanding vacuum that devours star systems and threatens the entire universe with destruction. <p> Tchicaya is a Yielder, member of the faction that believes this "novo-vacuum" deserves study. The opposing Preservationists--among them Mariama, his first love--seek to save worlds and destroy the novo-vacuum. Discord heats to terrorist violence; then enmities and alliances are turned upside-down by a discovery that may mean the novo-vacuum is, instead, a new and very different universe--and one which may contain life. <I>--Cynthia Ward</I> 151292 2002 Schild's Ladder: A Novel total:112|5:24|4:43|3:34|2:9|1:2| 112 414 168 10 5 0 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 13:19:50 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:24:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 21:12:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 14:17:30 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 18:31:42 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 00:17:52 -0700 2008 I grabbed this book because it was on the shelf next to the DIASPORA book and because someone swore to me online that Greg Egan was the Best. Writer. Ever. I am reading DIASPORA mostly to test my memory and to see if it actually is the book I've been trying to recollect. I didn't ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 15:35:40 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 23:46:46 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:33:43 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 16:36:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:32:34 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 09:38:40 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 01:09:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 16:00:38 -0700 2009
The book was pretty satisfying ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Sep 07 04:24:15 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 06:12:34 -0800 2008 Diaspora and Permutation City, lots of slow build-up until a fireball finish. More upbeat that the other Egan I've read!]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 16 08:56:23 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 08:57:12 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 21:25:10 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 21:25:33 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 00:16:21 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 00:16:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 26 23:23:16 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 26 23:23:16 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 22 01:12:07 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 16:33:58 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 20:22:22 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 20:22:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 07:34:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 07:34:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 01 12:29:45 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 01 12:29:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 15:28:43 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 15:28:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 30 05:38:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 05:38:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:23:56 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 00:23:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 06:25:25 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 06:25:25 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5610929