On: Permutation City (1994)

[gafferongames]

Egan's short stories are great. Luminous is an excellent collection. I've never been huge fan of his long form novels, and will remember forever the sex scene in one of them that ends with a cramped testicle. Why Greg, why?

[eterps → gafferongames]

> Egan's short stories are great [...] I've never been huge fan of his long form novels

Same here, I love his short stories!

IMO short form works better for him because there's so much to think about, even after having finished reading a story.

If someone needs a pointer on where to start I can recommend this thread: https://redlib.freedit.eu/r/printSF/comments/x1i4bj/greg_ega...

I especially enjoyed:

  - The Safe-Deposit Box
  - Into Darkness

[ycombinete → gafferongames]

That scene is from Permutation City. I thought it was a nice metaphor for that character’s strained relationship with his corporeal self.

[gafferongames → ycombinete]

I look forward to the motion picture adaptation of this scene.