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Joseph Kay asked this question about Diaspora:
Am I simple or something? I read Permutation City and was absolutely blow away, this one though I can not put anything together. I'm 30% in and have ZERO clue of what's going on. Certainly this book might be written for the mathematically talented.......anyone?
Joe Dean Yes it is confusing at first. it starts in the present on the spaceship (well, present in the future) and then most is a flashback that returns to the…moreYes it is confusing at first. it starts in the present on the spaceship (well, present in the future) and then most is a flashback that returns to the present intermittently. Yeah I'm not mathematically inclined, but I enjoyed trying to visualize the geometry described. I've read three of his books, and this is my favorite. In fact it sort of ruined Sci-Fi for me because it's so good. I used to be an avid reader of Sci-Fi.(less)
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Diaspora
by Greg Egan
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