A hard sci-fi novella set on twin icy planets, Tvibura and Tviburi, exploring alien life and epic engineering feats.
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A hard sci-fi novella set on twin icy planets, Tvibura and Tviburi, exploring alien life and epic engineering feats.
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Welcome to Tvibura and Tviburi, the richly imagined twin planets that stand at the center of Greg Egan’s extraordinary new novella, Phoresis. These two planets—one inhabited, one not—exist in extreme proximity to one another. Most centrally, it is a portrait of people struggling and sometimes risking everything to preserve a future they will not live to see. Erudite and entertaining, Phoresis shows us Egan at his formidable best, offering the sort of intense, visionary pleasures only science fic...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Brief mentions of alien reproductive differences; no explicit scenes.
Violence & gore
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Minor references to physical struggles in harsh environments; not graphic.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ characters or themes present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Subtle themes of societal struggle and sacrifice for future generations.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide themes present.
Abuse & suffering
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Mild depiction of suffering due to harsh planetary conditions.
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