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A Fire Upon the Deep, Vernor Vinge

This novel deals with the emergence of a Blight at the edge of the galaxy on the edge of The Transcend. Star systems fall and swallowed up this new all-consuming intelligence. Their newly transformed inhabitants promise this is the beginning of a glorious new era. The only solution lies with a child on a planet with a deep within the galaxy close to The Slow Zone where many technologies begin to fail. This planet's native race, the Tines, must travel in packs and together each pack has a single mind. Then the child is found by the pack named Flenser.
Publication date: 2006-03-02

Permutation City, Greg Egan

A book that examines the nature of reality and simulation asking "Is there really any difference between them?" An blend of cyberspace, psychology, and artificial life. Do you want to create your own universe and can you? If you thought living forever just meant living for a really long time then think again. Remember, don't look at the fractal basilisk.
Publication date: 2006-03-02
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