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A carregar... Dark Integers and Other Storiespor Greg Egan
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) ndpmcIntosh | Mar 21, 2016 |   ) sdobie | Sep 22, 2011 | Luminous Luminous is a quantum computer which provides a spectacular twist at the end of this rip-roaring tale of near future industrial espionage. The big bad corporation (the poetically named 'Industrial Algebra') is after the two protagonists because of their new theory about competing 'realms' of mathematics. A perfect SF story where plot, character and big ideas all dovetail. Riding the crocodile A post-human couple decide, as a way to mark the end of their existence, to try to penetrate that section of space known as the Aloof, which rejects contact with the Amalgam, the galactic civilisation. They have infinite time and resources, which serves to make this a somewhat dragging tale about puzzle solving. Dark integers The sequel to Luminous. Contact has been made with the other mathematics 'realm' and peace prevails. However a mathematician in New Zealand comes up with a better way of analysing mathematical realms and upsets the 'other realm'. Not quite as blistering as Luminous but still playing with big, dazzling ideas. [Personal note: it is good to see an ex-employer, Victoria University of Wellington, getting a mention.]. Glory An absolutely mind-boggling start which explains the super-science the Amalgam (a galactic civilisation) uses to insert two explorers into two warring states on a developing planet which once was home to an extinct race that possibly achieved complete understanding of mathematics. Oceanic A boy growing up on a devolved, lost, ex-colony world undergoes a religious experience which changes his life. However, he slowly discovers his faith is not what he thinks while the reader discovers more about the strange mutations wrought to human biology on this world. ( ) AlanPoulter | Jun 19, 2009 | sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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Greg Egan's first new collection in a decade contains five stories, set in three worlds. In "Luminous," two mathematicians searching for a flaw in the structure of arithmetic find themselves pitted against a ruthless arms manufacturer. In "Dark Integers," their discovery has become even more dangerous, as they struggle to prevent a war between two worlds capable of mutual annihilation. "Riding the Crocodile" chronicles a couple's epic endeavor a million years from now to bridge the divide between the meta-civilization known as the Amalgam and the reclusive Aloof. "Glory," set in the same future, tells of two archaeologists striving to decipher the artifacts of an ancient civilization. In the Hugo-winning "Oceanic," a boy is inducted into a religion that becomes the center of his life, but as an adult he must face evidence that casts a new light on his faith. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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