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Re:Post Virtual Reality Sadness by scbrg on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @04:46PM (#12962526)
For what its worth, Egan has written a few works that follow up on, and expand, the ideas presented in Permutation City. Most notably Diaspora and Schild's Ladder. So there's more to enjoy after you finish it :-)
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Re:Post Virtual Reality Sadness by squeaky-clean on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @05:31PM (#12962927)
I actually bought Diaspora and Axiomatic while still within the first few chapters of Permutation City because I liked it so much. That was on the tail end of a sci-fi binge though, and I haven't read Diaspora yet, or much sci-fi since. Next time I feel like it though, I know I've got a very good backlog waiting for me.

Here's hoping I don't want to finish his other novels either :)

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Re:Post Virtual Reality Sadness by Phemist on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @04:12AM (#12965503)
Permutation City's ending is actually quite uplifting. Has a very Star Trek-like "To boldly go where no man has gone before" feel to it.

On the other hand, I wouldn't blame you for not wanting to finish Diaspora. Although its opening chapter is fantastic.

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