Distress, 9780575081734
Paperback
Utopia hides dark secrets as science’s ultimate theory nears completion.

Distress

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2008

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Summary

Distress: When Physics Turns Deadly

On Stateless, a utopian island built by human hands, Nobel laureate Violet Mosala teeters on the brink of achieving her life’s ambition: the elusive Theory of Everything (TOE).

Andrew Worth, a journalist weary of biotech scandals, seizes the opportunity to cover Mosala’s groundbreaking work. He imagines a world of cool abstraction, far removed from the harsh realities he’s accustomed to. He couldn’t be more mistaken.

As the scienti…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780575081734
ISBN-10:0575081732
Author:Greg Egan
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:31 March 2008
Weight:300g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 34mm
About The Author

Greg Egan

Greg Egan lives in Perth, Western Australia. He has won the John W Campbell award for Best Novel and has been shortlisted for the Hugo three times.

Previous titles:

Schild’s Ladder; Teranesia; Quarantine; Luminous; Axiomatic; Permutation City; Diaspora; Distress

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