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In 2034, the stars went out. An unknown agency surrounded the solar system with an impenetrable barrier, concealing the universe from humanity’s gaze.
In 2067, Nick Stavrianos is hired to investigate the disappearance of a mentally disabled woman, Laura Andrews, from the institution where she was being cared for. Aided by a skull full of neural modifications, he follows her trail to the Republic of New Hong Kong, where an organisation known as the Ensemble has uncovered Laura’s extraordinary secret: an ability that could transform the world.
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3 primary booksSubjective Cosmology is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 1992 with contributions by Greg Egan.
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A fine book, but Egan's worst IMO. Lots of interesting ideas, and it takes them seriously, but the premise of the book is based on a bunch of quantum mechanics mumbo jumbo that doesn't hold water. Go read his short story collections instead, which cover most of the same themes, or Permutation City, which is different but excellent.