Schild's Ladder by Greg Egan

Schild's Ladder

Greg Egan

249 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging informative slow-paced
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In the deep future mankind is barely distinguishable from machine intelligences, rarely embodied outside of virtual environments. It is time, using the very building blocks of time and space, to engineer the universe itself. Time to enter a new qu...

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Community Reviews Summary of 124 reviews

Moods

challenging 81%
mysterious 72%
adventurous 54%
informative 45%
reflective 36%
tense 27%
dark 18%
hopeful 18%
inspiring 18%
emotional 9%

Pace

medium 64%
slow 21%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 50% | A mix: 41% | N/A: 8%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Loveable characters?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8%

Average rating

3.8

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