MEDIA: Forthcoming Books from Bear and Egan

Doug Bailey (Doug.Bailey@ey.com)
Thu, 8 Apr 1999 11:12:02 -0400

Two items: A question and a FYI

  1. Question: Anyone know if Egan's novella _Oceanic_ has been released? Amazon.com does not show it as a separate title. Was it part of a compilation?
  2. Greg Egan's new book entitled _Teranesia_ is slated to be released in October 1999. You can pre-order a copy at:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/006105092X/qid=923583110/sr=1-6/002-1424235-0997022

According to Egan, the book is about "evolution, the Indian Rationalists Association, the breakup of Indonesia, quantum mechanics, and sex." Additionally, Greg Bear's new book, _Darwin's Radio_ is due out May 1999 (UK)/September 1999 (US). Bear stated the book contains "a new and startling take on human evolution. No aliens, no mutations, just sex and reproduction-- on a species level." Bear also stated there was a lot of Hollywood interest in the initial outline of the book. Maybe Egan should pitch _Permutation City_ in the wake of _The Matrix_.

Doug Bailey
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