03-01-2018, 04:57 AM
Lots of inspirational elements in this book; it is cited as one of the early influences on the OA scenario. Here are Anders Sanberg's thoughts on it, from this page
http://www.orionsarm.com/page/372
http://www.orionsarm.com/page/372
Quote:Diaspora - The book about posthuman life, nanotech, picotech and femtotech entities. Begins in the year 3000 when most of the human population has either uploaded into the net, become cyborgs or highly modified posthumans, and then gradually expands it scope towards more and more grandiose themes. Not an easy going at times, but crammed with ideas. Overall, Greg Egan has written several novels and short stories relevant to Orion's Arm.