Greg Egan
Greg Egan is a writer and computer programmer who has published a number of hard science fiction novels.
His work reminds me a great deal of the classic scifi of fifty or so years ago. The writing that was coming out then was much more focussed on the science aspect, coming up with a scientific idea and writing a story about what would happen because of that. Egan does this with very complex subjects, including quantum theory, genetics, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
He takes the scientific idea through what you might expect to happen but then carries it as far as it is possible to go. This is not someone who writes space-opera, the plot is driven by the science. Yet that doesn’t mean that his characters are in any way neglected, they are perfectly realised and perfect for the settings.
If you want something challenging and fascinating, Greg Egan is the way to go.
Bibliography
Novels
| =”An Unusual Angle” | 1983 |
| =”Quarantine” | 1992 |
| =”Permutation City” | 1994 |
| =”Distress” | 1995 |
| =”Diaspora” | 1997 |
| =”Terranesia” | 1999 |
| =”Schild’s Ladder” | 2002 |
| =”Incandescence” | 2008 |
Short Story Collections
| =”Axiomatic” | 1995 |
| =”Luminous” | 1998 |
| =”Dark Integers and Other Stories” | 2008 |
Awards and Nominations
| Ditmar Award Best Australian Short Fiction Nomination | =”Scatter My Ashes” | 1989 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Axiomatic” | 1990 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Learning To Be Me” | 1990 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Nomination | =”The Safe-Deposit Box” | 1991 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Nomination | =”The Caress” | 1991 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Appropriate Love” | 1991 |
| Ditmar Award Best Australian Short Fiction Nomination | =”The Caress” | 1991 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Reification Highway” | 1992 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Nomination | =”Into Darkness” | 1993 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Nomination | =”Dust” | 1993 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Short Story Nomination | =”The Walk” | 1993 |
| Ditmar Award Best Australian Long Fiction Winner | =”Quarantine” | 1993 |
| Ditmar Award Best Short Fiction Winner | =”Closer” | 1993 |
| Ditmar Award Best Short Fiction Nomination | =”Worthless” | 1993 |
| British Science Fiction Award SF Novel Nomination | =”Permutation City” | 1994 |
| James Tiptree Jr. Award Gender-bending SF Nomination | =”Cocoon” | 1994 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Winner | =”Cocoon” | 1995 |
| Aurealis Award SF Novel Winner | =”Distress” | 1995 |
| Aurealis Award SF Short Story Winner | =”Luminous” | 1995 |
| Aurealis Award SF Short Story Nomination | =”Mr. Volition” | 1995 |
| Aurealis Award SF Short Story Nomination | =”Wang’s Carpets” | 1995 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Mr. Volition” | 1995 |
| John W. Campbell Award John W. Campbell Memorial Award Winner | =”Permutation City” | 1995 |
| SF Chronicle Award Novelette Winner | =”Cocoon” | 1995 |
| Ditmar Award Best Australian Long Fiction Winner | =”Permutation City” | 1995 |
| Ditmar Award Best Short Fiction Winner | =”Cocoon” | 1995 |
| Ditmar Award Best Short Fiction Nomination | =”Our Lady of Chernobyl” | 1995 |
| Hugo Best Novellette Nomination | =”Cocoon” | 1995 |
| Philip K. Dick Award Philip K. Dick Award Nomination | =”Permutation City” | 1995 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novelette Nomination | =”TAP” | 1996 |
| SF Chronicle Award Novelette Nomination | =”Luminous” | 1996 |
| Hugo Award Best Novelette Nomination | =”Luminous” | 1996 |
| Hugo Best Novellette Nomination | =”TAP” | 1996 |
| Hugo Best Novellette Nomination | =”Luminous” | 1996 |
| Aurealis Award SF Novel Nomination | =”Diaspora” | 1997 |
| Aurealis Award SF Short Story Nomination | =”Reasons to Be Cheerful” | 1997 |
| Aurealis Award SF Short Story Nomination | =”Oceanic” | 1998 |
| Aurealis Award Peter McNamara Conveners’ Award for Excellence Nomination | =”Luminous” | 1998 |
| HOMer Award Novella Nomination | =”Oceanic” | 1998 |
| HOMer Award Novelette Nomination | =”The Planck Drive” | 1998 |
| Asimov’s Readers’ Poll Asimov’s Reader’s Poll Novella Winner | =”Oceanic” | 1999 |
| Aurealis Award SF Novel Winner | =”Teranesia” | 1999 |
| Hugo Best Novellette nomination | =”The Planck Dive” | 1999 |
| Hugo Best Novella Winner | =”Oceanic” | 1999 |
| British Fantasy Society Best Collection Nomination | =”Luminous” | 1999 |
| Ditmar Award Best Novel Winner | =”Teranesia” | 2000 |
| Hugo Best Novellette Nomination | =”Border Guards” | 2000 |
| Hugo Award Best Novella Nomination | =”Oracle” | 2001 |
| British Science Fiction Award Short Fiction Nomination | =”Singleton” | 2002 |
| Prometheus Award Prometheus Best Libertarian SF Novel Nomination | =”Schild’s Ladder” | 2003 |
| Sturgeon Award Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Short Story Award Nomination | =”Singleton” | 2003 |
| Hugo Award Best Novelette Nomination | =”Dark Integers” | 2008 |
| Hugo Award Best Novelette Nomination | =”Glory” | 2008 |
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