Oceanic

The version I read contained several short stories that served as a prelude to the finale, ‘Oceanic’. Initially the most striking aspect was how diverse the settings and storylines were. Greg Egan’s range of creation in sci-fi seems intergalactic in scale, but he does tend to stick to hard scientific concepts which require a little bit of background understanding.

Oceanic is a suspenseful short that details the long journey of coming to terms with certain harsh facts about reality. It’s presented in the same hard sci-fi universe, but in this short the advanced setting is just a foundation to express deeper questions.

This is an author that addresses a wide range of sensitive topics, mostly of a philosophical bend. That may not be for everyone but in my case I found the topics to be very pertinent to our own age. I will absolutely be reading more Egan.