Zeitgeber, by Greg Egan

[Single]

★★★☆☆

(SF) A family has problems when their little daughter falls out of sync with the usual times everyone else wakes and sleeps. But it’s not just her. (10,336 words; Time: 34m)

This is Not the Way Home, by Greg Egan

[Anthology]

★★★★☆ Exciting and stirring

(Lunar Hard SF Adventure) Unable to contact Earth, the last survivor of a moonbase sets off for the Farside with her infant daughter and a plan. (7,583 words; Time: 25m)

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The Slipway, by Greg Egan

[Analog]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Hard SF) Astronomers spot what appears to be a new cluster of stars, except that it’s growing hour by hour. (12,308 words; Time: 41m)

Perihelion Summer, by Greg Egan

[Single]

★★★☆☆ Average

(Apocalypse) A black hole doesn’t have to hit the Earth to cause catastrophe—it just has to come close enough to change its orbit slightly. Matt plans to ride it out at sea on a mobile aquaculture platform, but his family in Australia won’t let him help them. (41,310 words; Time: 2h:17m)

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Instantiation, by Greg Egan

[Asimov's]

★★★☆☆ Average

(Virtual Reality; 3-Adica Universe) The AIs who escaped from Sludgenet’s control in “3-Adica” now face a different threat; Sludgenet is going out of business, and they’re utterly dependent on its hardware resources. (19,929 words; Time: 1h:06m)

3-Adica, by Greg Egan

[Asimov's]

★★★☆☆ Mixed

(Virtual Reality; 3-Adica Universe) Sentient characters in a massive online multiplayer game exploit a flaw in the operating system to escape to a safe place that’s only rumored to exist. (19,991 words; Time: 1h:06m)

Recommended By: 🏆Readers+0 👍JMcGregor+1 👍RHorton.r+1 (Q&A)

The Nearest, by Greg Egan

[Tor.com]

★★★★☆ Lots of tension and surprise

(Near-Future Police Procedural) An Australian detective investigates a woman who apparently killed her husband and children before disappearing. (16,672 words; Time: 55m)

The Discrete Charm of the Turing Machine, by Greg Egan

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(Dystopia) Dan loses his job and goes looking for something that hasn’t already been automated away. There’s not much, and what he does find is rather strange. (12,004 words; Time: 40m)

Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average

Uncanny Valley, by Greg Egan

[Tor.com]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Near-Future SF) Adam has 70% of the memories of the man who created him, but something vital is hiding in that missing 30%. (13,237 words; Time: 44m)

Recommended By: GDozois+2 RHorton+1 NClarke+2 JMcGregor+2

The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred, by Greg Egan

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(SF) The situation on Vesta has reached the point where certain people flee to Ceres in suspended animation. Anna, the new Director of Ceres, tries to understand the refugees better as relations with Vesta continue to deteriorate. (19,238 words; Time: 1h:04m)

Rating: ★★★★★ Provacative and Moving

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