Short Stories
Best of Greg Egan
2021·736 pages
Greg Egan's stories twist science and philosophy into mind-bending gems, exploring human limits in vivid, thought-provoking tales.
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Greg Egan's stories twist science and philosophy into mind-bending gems, exploring human limits in vivid, thought-provoking tales.
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"Twenty stories and novellas, each of them a brilliantly conceived, painstakingly developed gem, including the Hugo-winning novella Oceanic. This is an important and provocative collection, and it deserves a place on the serious science fiction reader's permanent shelf."
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Romance & sex
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Minor thematic exploration of sexuality in some stories; no explicit scenes depicted.
Violence & gore
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No violence or gore present.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation.
Religious content
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Recurring themes of science challenging religious beliefs, including a novella where a boy's faith is undermined by physical laws.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Themes promoting rational naturalism over religion and exploring impacts of technology on identity and society.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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One story involves a boy's brain tumor affecting his life and moods; no abuse depicted.
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