Justin Younger reviewed Permutation City by Greg Egan
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3 stars
Tough read but very prescient.
352 pages
English language
Published Oct. 4, 1995
The story of a man with a vision - immortality : for those who can afford it is found in cyberspace. Permutation city is the tale of a man with a vision - how to create immortality - and how that vision becomes something way beyond his control. Encompassing the lives and struggles of an artificial life junkie desperate to save her dying mother, a billionaire banker scarred by a terrible crime, the lovers for whom, in their timeless virtual world, love is not enough - and much more - Permutation city is filled with the sense of wonder.
Tough read but very prescient.
OH YEAH. This is one of the several I read off my 8th grade english/history teacher's bookshelf. Never did finish it, got stuck about 2/3 through or so.