Greg Egan is a prominent Australian science fiction author, born on August 20, 1961, who graduated from the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor's degree in mathematics. Egan's writing career took off in 1983, and he gained recognition for his unique storytelling that combines hardcore science fiction with themes of quantum ontology, mathematics, and consciousness. His works often delve into other complex topics such as posthumanism, genetics, sexuality, simulated reality, artificial intelligence, and mind uploading, all presented with a strong emphasis on rational naturalism over religion.
Egan's approach to storytelling sets him apart within the science fiction genre, as he is known for his meticulous and thorough exploration of highly technical concepts, including inventive new physics and epistemology. Despite the complexity of his subject matter, Egan maintains a clear and precise writing style that has earned him numerous accolades. He has won the Hugo Award, the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Japanese Seiun Award for Best Translated Fiction, and has been shortlisted for the Hugos three other times.
Despite his success, Egan remains a reclusive figure in the public eye, preferring to avoid public appearances and declining to sign books. Additionally, there are no known photographs of him available on the web, contributing to his enigmatic persona. Egan's work continues to captivate audiences with its unique blend of technical detail, imaginative world-building, and thought-provoking themes.
Subjective Cosmology Cycle Books
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Year
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Quarantine
1992
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Permutation City
1994
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Distress
1995
Orthogonal Books
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The Clockwork Rocket
2011
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The Eternal Flame
2012
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The Arrows of Time
2013
Standalone Novels
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An Unusual Angle
1983
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Diaspora
1997
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Blood Sisters
1998
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Teranesia
1999
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Schild's Ladder
2002
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Incandescence
2008
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Zendegi
2010
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Dichronauts
2017
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Phoresis
2018
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Zeitgeber
2019
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The Book of All Skies
2021
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Scale
2022
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Morphotrophic
2024
Short Stories/Novellas
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Luminous (in Asimov's)
1995
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Cocoon (in Luminous)
1995
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TAP (in Asimov's)
1995
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Reasons to Be Cheerful
1997
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The Planck Dive
1998
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Border Guards
1999
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Oracle
2000
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Dark Integers
2007
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Glory
2007
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Bit Players
2013
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Seventh Sight
2014
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The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred
2016
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Uncanny Valley
2017
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The Nearest
2018
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This is Not the Way Home
2019
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Perihelion Summer
2019
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Dispersion
2020
Short Story Collections
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Axiomatic
1990
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Our Lady Of Chernobyl
1995
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Luminous
1995
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Dark Integers and Other Stories
2008
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Oceanic
2009
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Crystal Nights and Other Stories
2009
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The Best of Greg Egan
2019
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Instantiation
2020
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Sleep and the Soul
2023
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Phoresis and Other Journeys
2023
Year's Best SF Anthology Books
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Year's Best SF
1996
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Year's Best SF 2
1997
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Year's Best SF 3
1998
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Year's Best SF 4
1999
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Year's Best SF 5
2000
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Year's Best SF 6
2001
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Year's Best SF 7
2002
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Year's Best SF 8
2003
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Year's Best SF 9
2004
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Year's Best SF 10
2005
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Year's Best SF 11
2006
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Year's Best SF 12
2007
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Year's Best SF 13
2008
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Year's Best SF 14
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Year's Best SF 15
2010
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Year's Best SF 16
2011
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Year's Best SF 17
2012
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Year's Best SF 18
2013
Greg Egan Anthologies
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Dreamworks: Strange New Stories
1983
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Strange Attractors: Original Australian Speculative Fiction
1985
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Second Annual Collection
1989
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The Year's Best Fantasy 2 / Demons and Dreams
1990
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection
1993
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Alien Shores
1994
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Year's Best SF
1996
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The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection
1996
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Year's Best SF 2
1997
10
Year's Best SF 3
1998
11
Year's Best SF 4
1999
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Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999
1999
13
Explorers
2000
14
Year's Best SF 5
2000
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Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 2000
2000
16
Year's Best SF 6
2001
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Supermen
2002
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The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
2002
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Year's Best SF 7
2002
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Year's Best SF 8
2003
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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003
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The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
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Year's Best SF 9
2004
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One Million A.D.
2005
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The Best Australian Science Fiction
2005
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The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
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Year's Best SF 10
2005
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Galileo's Children
2005
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The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
2006
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Year's Best SF 11
2006
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The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
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The Long List Anthology Volume 5: More Stories From the Hugo Award Nomination List
2019
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Year's Best SF 12
2007
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
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Rewired
2007
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Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
37
Year's Best SF 13
2008
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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
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Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Volume 4
2008
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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
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Year's Best SF 14
2009
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Year's Best SF 15
2010
43
Year's Best SF 16
2011
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Year's Best SF 17
2012
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Year's Best SF 18
2013
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The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
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Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology's Future
2014
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The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
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The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6
2014
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The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection