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Distress
A Novel
by Greg Egan
ISBN: 0061052647
ISBN-13: 9780061052644
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
In the near future journalist Andrew Worth covers the violent clash between a group of anti-scientists, known as Anthrocosmologists, and a Nobel laureate named Violet Mosala, who has developed a Theory of Everything that could change the structure of the universe.
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"Challenging, well informed, and iconoclastic...an impressive first hardcover...."
-- Kirkus
"...a dizzying intellectual adventure...." -- Gerald Jonas
-- New York Times Book Review
"...an unusually inventive story of intrigue and clashing paradigms in the mid-21st century." -- Gregory Feeley
-- Washington Post Book World
"One gets the idea at times not of reading a novel, but of witnessing an extended conversation Egan is having with himself on subjects ranging from biotechnology to particle physics to social theory. It's a little messy and it makes for a dense, chewy, sometimes difficult read, but it works. Egan knows his material, has a keen talent for extrapolation, a vivid imagination and a passion for intellectual banter." -- Daniel Marcus
-- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1997
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 342
Publisher's Notes
Greg Egan's audacious voice and literary scope create a fragmented futuristic world where technology and bio-engineering threaten humanity's very existence.It is the year 2055 and the battle of the sexes has seven combatants rather than two. "The illusion of empathy" has been dispensed with, and a few idealistic souls try to create a Utopia with pirated technology. But a wired journalist, Andrew Worth, doesn't want any part of the pop-'Frankenscience' regularly dished out to the masses. To get the real sbacksy, he goes to Stateless to cover the Einstein Centenary Conference where academic science is ready to reveal the ultimate breakthrough.Unfortunately Academia's facade of civility is dangerously cracked with a seething maelstrom of plotting, assassination attempts, and rebellion -- and Worth is dragged down into the nightmare. The world's only hope for survival lies in Violet Mosasa's development of a final Theory of Everything -- but whether it will lead to the total destruction of Life As We Know It or the complete re-making of the Universe may be a risk too dangerous to take. "Hot new writer Greg Egan is on his way with considerable velocity." --Gardner Dozois
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New York: Harper Collins (EOS), (2001.) . Book club edition. . Near fine in a good dust jacket. (some edgewear to dj.) . First book in a new series, The Gene Wars, by this Hugo-award winning author. Wraparound dust jacket art by Bob Eggleton. 390 pp. ( more information) Offered by bookfever.com (United States)
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NY: HarperPrism, 1997 342 pages to this tale of the world in 2055 where a reporter investigates a strange new malady and winds up with the secrets of the universe.... No noted flaws, not remaindered. DJ with light edgewear at spine tips. . Apparent First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. ( more information) Offered by Mill Pond Shoppe (United States)
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Harper Prism. Hardcover. 0061052647 Fine . Fine. 1997. First U.S. Edition. ( more information) Offered by Eclipse Books (United States)
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New York: HarperPrism, 1997. A sci-fi thriller with a philosophical twist. First American Edition. First published in 1995 by Millenium/ Orion Books Ltd in Great Britain. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket.. ISBN: 0-06-105264-7. SCIENCE FICTION SCI-FI. ( more information) Offered by Mooreshead Books (Canada)
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DISTRESS: A NOVEL
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[New York]: HarperPrism [1997], 1997. First US edition. Advance copy: Uncorrected Page Proofs in light blue printed wrappers [trade sized paperback format, but of the hardcover edition]. 342 pages. Promotional material laid in. Fine copy. [This proof version is scarce]. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. ( more information) Offered by Other Worlds Bookstore (United States)
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DISTRESS: A NOVEL
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[New York]: HarperPrism [1997], 1997. First US edition. Advance copy: Uncorrected Page Proofs in light blue printed wrappers [trade sized paperback format, but of the hardcover edition]. 342 pages. Fine copy. [This proof version is scarce]. First Edition Thus. Soft Cover. Fine. ( more information) Offered by Other Worlds Bookstore (United States)
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New York: HarperPrism, 1997. Novel about a deadly virus and quantum physics.. First US Edition. Fine/Fine. ( more information) Offered by Cold Drake Books (Canada)
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Harper Prism. Hardcover. 0061052647 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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