Reading order · 3 books · 2011 to 2013 · Set in Virtual and invented worlds
Orthogonal Books in Order
The Orthogonal trilogy is set in a universe where the laws of physics are different: light has no universal speed, and travelling fast makes time pass faster for the traveller. Its alien inhabitants must use that physics to save their world.
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Series facts
- Books
- 3
- Published
- 2011 to 2013
- First book
- The Clockwork Rocket
- Latest
- The Arrows of Time (2013)
- Setting
- Set in Virtual and invented worlds
The reading order
Every Orthogonal book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
3 books · Set in Virtual and invented worlds
- 1The Clockwork Rocket2011With YaldaOn a world where the physics of light is different from ours, a scientist named Yalda discovers that the planet is threatened by meteors travelling at infinite speed.Buy on Amazon
- 2The Eternal Flame2012Generations after the Peerless set out to save its home world, the ship faces a fuel crisis and a population crisis, and physicist Carla searches for answers.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Arrows of Time2013As the Peerless turns for home, a plan to send messages backwards in time from the future divides its travellers.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read The Clockwork Rocket, The Eternal Flame and The Arrows of Time in order.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Yalda |
|---|---|
| 1 The Clockwork Rocket | LLead |
| 2 The Eternal Flame | ·Minor |
| 3 The Arrows of Time |
Characters in the Orthogonal books
1 character from Greg Egan’s chart, with the number of Orthogonal books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| YaldaScientist of an alien world | 2 | The Clockwork Rocket 2011 |