Series
Orthogonal
Greg Egan · 3 novels · 2011–2013
Orthogonal is a science fiction trilogy by Australian author Greg Egan taking place in a universe where, rather than three dimensions of space and one of time, there are four fundamentally identical dimensions. While the characters in the novels always perceive three of the dimensions as space and one as time, this classification depends entirely on their state of motion, and the dimension that one observer considers to be time can be seen as a purely spatial dimension by another observer.
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The order the books came out.
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- Omnibus editions(1 edition)
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Stats
By decade
- 2010s3
Shape
3 novels
1 author
reads like:hard science fictionspace explorationgeneration shipfar futurechallengingadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 3 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Clockwork Rocketdarkest · most intense
- The Arrows of Timebrightest
- The Eternal Flamecalmest