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In an alien universe where space and time play by different rules, interstellar voyages last longer for the travellers than for those they left behind. After six generations in flight, the inhabitants of the mountain-sized spacecraft the Peerless have used their borrowed time to develop advanced technology that could save their home world from annihilation.
But not every traveller feels allegiance to a world they have never seen, and as tensions mount over the risks of turning the ship around and starting the long voyage home, a new complication arises: the prospect of constructing a messaging system that will give the Peerless news of its own future.
While some of the crew welcome the opportunity to be warned of impending dangers - and perhaps even hear reports of the ship's triumphant return - others are convinced that knowing what lies ahead will be oppressive, and that the system will be abused. Agata longs for a chance to hear a message from the ancestors back on the home world, proving that the sacrifices of the travellers have not been in vain, but her most outspoken rival, Ramiro, fears that the system will undermine every decision the travellers make.
When a vote fails to settle the matter and dissent erupts into violence, Ramiro, Agata and their allies must seek a new way to bring peace to the Peerless - by traveling to a world where time runs in reverse.
THE ARROWS OF TIME is the final volume of the Orthogonal trilogy, bringing a powerful and surprising conclusion to the epic story of the Peerless that began with THE CLOCKWORK ROCKET and THE ETERNAL FLAME.
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If you haven t read any Egan, you so should. He takes the wildest frontiers of today s science and turns them into brainbending speculative fiction that continually challenges the reader s ideas of both reality and humanity.
Jon Evans, author of Dark Places and The Executor
Greg Egan is a master of what-if science fiction. Other physics? Different biology? Egan s characters work out the implications and outcomes as they struggle to survive and prevail. The most original alien race since Vernor Vinge s Tines.
David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Earth and Existence
Greg Egan achieves something very few SF novels manage: he creates some real, old-fashioned sensawunda.
Stefan Raets, Tor.com on The Clockwork Rocket
The perfect SF novel. A pitch-perfect example of how to imagine aliens. Captivating from the first page to the superb last paragraph.
Liviu Suciu, Fantasy Book Critic on The Clockwork Rocket
More than any Egan story to date, the books of the Orthogonal trilogy place science in a broader social context.
Karen Burnham, Strange Horizons on The Eternal Flame
Egan s fans as well as lovers of SF that emphasizes hard science should welcome this tale of courage and self-sacrifice.
Library Journal on The Eternal Flame
When most people switch a minus sign for a plus, they re-do the math. Egan re-does the entire universe.
Jerry Oltion, Nebula Award-winning author of Abandon in Place"
"If you haven't read any Egan, you so should. He takes the wildest frontiers of today's science and turns them into brainbending speculative fiction that continually challenges the reader's ideas of both reality and humanity."
--Jon Evans, author of Dark Places and The Executor "Greg Egan is a master of 'what-if' science fiction. Other physics? Different biology? Egan's characters work out the implications and outcomes as they struggle to survive and prevail. The most original alien race since Vernor Vinge's Tines."
--David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Earth and Existence "Greg Egan achieves something very few SF novels manage: he creates some real, old-fashioned sensawunda."
--Stefan Raets, Tor.com on The Clockwork Rocket "The perfect SF novel. A pitch-perfect example of how to imagine aliens. Captivating from the first page to the superb last paragraph."
--Liviu Suciu, Fantasy Book Critic on The Clockwork Rocket "More than any Egan story to date, the books of the Orthogonal trilogy place science in a broader social context."
--Karen Burnham, Strange Horizons on The Eternal Flame "Egan's fans as well as lovers of SF that emphasizes hard science should welcome this tale of courage and self-sacrifice."
--Library Journal on The Eternal Flame "When most people switch a minus sign for a plus, they re-do the math. Egan re-does the entire universe."
--Jerry Oltion, Nebula Award-winning author of Abandon in Place
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Jon Evans, author of Dark Places and The Executor
Greg Egan is a master of what-if science fiction. Other physics? Different biology? Egan s characters work out the implications and outcomes as they struggle to survive and prevail. The most original alien race since Vernor Vinge s Tines.
David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Earth and Existence
Greg Egan achieves something very few SF novels manage: he creates some real, old-fashioned sensawunda.
Stefan Raets, Tor.com on The Clockwork Rocket
The perfect SF novel. A pitch-perfect example of how to imagine aliens. Captivating from the first page to the superb last paragraph.
Liviu Suciu, Fantasy Book Critic on The Clockwork Rocket
More than any Egan story to date, the books of the Orthogonal trilogy place science in a broader social context.
Karen Burnham, Strange Horizons on The Eternal Flame
Egan s fans as well as lovers of SF that emphasizes hard science should welcome this tale of courage and self-sacrifice.
Library Journal on The Eternal Flame
When most people switch a minus sign for a plus, they re-do the math. Egan re-does the entire universe.
Jerry Oltion, Nebula Award-winning author of Abandon in Place"
"If you haven't read any Egan, you so should. He takes the wildest frontiers of today's science and turns them into brainbending speculative fiction that continually challenges the reader's ideas of both reality and humanity."
--Jon Evans, author of Dark Places and The Executor "Greg Egan is a master of 'what-if' science fiction. Other physics? Different biology? Egan's characters work out the implications and outcomes as they struggle to survive and prevail. The most original alien race since Vernor Vinge's Tines."
--David Brin, Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of Earth and Existence "Greg Egan achieves something very few SF novels manage: he creates some real, old-fashioned sensawunda."
--Stefan Raets, Tor.com on The Clockwork Rocket "The perfect SF novel. A pitch-perfect example of how to imagine aliens. Captivating from the first page to the superb last paragraph."
--Liviu Suciu, Fantasy Book Critic on The Clockwork Rocket "More than any Egan story to date, the books of the Orthogonal trilogy place science in a broader social context."
--Karen Burnham, Strange Horizons on The Eternal Flame "Egan's fans as well as lovers of SF that emphasizes hard science should welcome this tale of courage and self-sacrifice."
--Library Journal on The Eternal Flame "When most people switch a minus sign for a plus, they re-do the math. Egan re-does the entire universe."
--Jerry Oltion, Nebula Award-winning author of Abandon in Place
After generations of travel, the spaceship Peerless may finally have achieved its goal - but the decision to return home may create more tensions than ever before.
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- ISBN 13 9780575105768
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