Teranesia
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| Teranesia | |
| Author | Greg Egan |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction |
| Publication date | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-57506-854-X |
Teranesia is a 1999 science fiction novel by Greg Egan.
[edit] Plot summary
The novel explores an unusual connection between molecular genetics and quantum computing, with criticm of some of the excesses of postmodernism and feminism theory. However, most of the novel focuses on future south-east Asian politics (Egan criticized Indonesian imperialism and Australian treatment of refugees), repressed childhood guilt, evolutionary biology and academic life. As often in Egan's books, there is some focus on sexuality: this time the lead character is merely gay (rather than some of the more exotic alternatives in other novels).
[edit] External links
- About Teranesia
- Greg Egan's Afterword to the book
- Review by Simon Petrie at Andromeda Spaceways
- Review by Greg L. Johnson at SF Site
- Review by David Mathew at Infinity Plus
- Review by Aaron M. Renn at SF Book Review
- Review by Jonathan M. Sullivan at SF Reader
- Review at Special Circumstances
