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Official trilogy · Orthogonal
Physics Turned Sideways
Greg Egan rebuilds light, matter, reproduction, and time from unfamiliar laws, then follows a generation ship whose inhabitants must make those laws livable without surrendering autonomy.
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01Volume 1
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The Clockwork Rocket
The Clockwork Rocket
Greg Egan
When lethal meteors cross her world's history, physicist Yalda must turn a mountain into a rocket—and entrust salvation to generations she will never meet.
02Volume 2
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The Eternal Flame
The Eternal Flame
Greg Egan
Three generations into the Peerless voyage, Tamara, Carlo, Carla, and Patrizia must solve fuel and population crises without letting survival make anyone's body expendable.
03Volume 3
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The Arrows of Time
The Arrows of Time
Greg Egan
As the Peerless finally turns for home, Agata and Ramiro must decide whether news from their own future can protect free choice—or quietly abolish it.
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