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An interesting one-off; read once. It's hard to discuss many of the ideas without spoiling it, but as mentioned, a giant membrane surrounds the earth; this is intensively studied and then exploited. The characters are not classic but are interesting.
Greg Egan: Quarantine
Q. Why did I read it?
A. Greg Egan!
Q. Where acquired?
A. Second hand via amazon. It's strange that a book about quantum mechanics is old :)
Q. Basic premise?
A. The observer effect in quantum mechanics is due to a specific and manipulatable neurological configuration. (Unsurprisingly this leads to interesting and mind-blowing philosophical consequences.)
Q. Characters (and plot)?
A. Some. Not especially unique, but interesting to read about; on a par with the short stories or permutation city, rather than the rather interchangeable non-characters of diaspora.
Q. Also?
A. An Egan that reminds me most of near-future Stross or Vinge, with nanotech and neurological implants in normal street scenes.
An interesting one-off; read once. It's hard to discuss many of the ideas without spoiling it, but as mentioned, a giant membrane surrounds the earth; this is intensively studied and then exploited. The characters are not classic but are interesting.
Greg Egan: Quarantine
Q. Why did I read it?
A. Greg Egan!
Q. Where acquired?
A. Second hand via amazon. It's strange that a book about quantum mechanics is old :)
Q. Basic premise?
A. The observer effect in quantum mechanics is due to a specific and manipulatable neurological configuration. (Unsurprisingly this leads to interesting and mind-blowing philosophical consequences.)
Q. Characters (and plot)?
A. Some. Not especially unique, but interesting to read about; on a par with the short stories or permutation city, rather than the rather interchangeable non-characters of diaspora.
Q. Also?
A. An Egan that reminds me most of near-future Stross or Vinge, with nanotech and neurological implants in normal street scenes.