The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 7 books · 1992 to 2013

Greg Egan

Science fictionHard science fiction

Greg Egan is an Australian writer of very hard science fiction, about uploaded minds, digital universes and alternative physics. In the Orthogonal trilogy he invents a universe with different laws and works out its consequences in detail.

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Greg Egan books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Standalone

4 books · Set in Virtual and invented worldsHard science fiction
  1. 1Quarantine1992With Nick StavrianosBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Permutation City1994With Paul Durham and Maria DelucaBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Diaspora1997With YatimaBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Schild's Ladder2002Buy on Amazon

Orthogonal

3 books · Set in Virtual and invented worldsHard science fiction
  1. 1The Clockwork Rocket2011With YaldaBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Eternal Flame2012Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Arrows of Time2013Buy on Amazon

Characters

5 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Standalone leads

Orthogonal