SOLVED. SF nanotechnology, information virus, spaceship chase, memory editing [s]

[Seán]

Read (and probably written) in the 90s, mass market paperback, science fiction. Don't remember the plot, just plot devices: there's a chase with space ships fighting each other with nano-info-viruses; there's a male spaceship captain who lives in a seven-second loop, resetting his mind to seven seconds ago to maintain concentration and banish boredom, another crew member seeks to hide some activity from the captain by doing it just as the captain's mind resets; same crew member is "sacrificed" after investigating an alien (?) installation, because she may have been infected by an information virus, though she is just recreated from a backup taken just before the missions, so the question is alluded to, was it any sacrifice?

The author had created a fascinating universe and I'd love to rediscover it, so thank you in advance to anyone who can send me in the right direction.

Sean

[Justanotherbiblophile]

That's Vast by Linda Nagata. Which is book 3 of The Nanotech Succession. I highly recommend the first book The Bohr Maker, and in a kinda/maybe/sorta a prequel, Limit of Vision.

[Seán]

Fantastic! I'll look for Vast. You've made me very happy :-)

[Justanotherbiblophile]

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