Permutation City
A Novel
by Greg Egan
Recommended by Naval Ravikant and Tobi Lutke
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant, Most Recommended Books, and Science Fiction.
What happens when your digital self overpowers your physical selfA life in Permutation City is unlike any life to which you’re accustomed. You have Eternal Life, the power to live forever. Immortality is a real thing, just not the thing you’d expect.Life is just electronic code. You have been digitized, scanned, and downloaded into a virtual reali...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant, Most Recommended Books, and Science Fiction.
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Tobi Lutke
“Loved Permutation City by @gregeganSF . Hard science fiction. The quality of the science in this book is exceptional. Thank you for the recommendation @tobyordoxford | The author's very dry but full of great ideas.”
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