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Morphotrophic (Standalone) was the most recently released book by Greg Egan, on April 9th, 2024.

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Greg Egan Stats: The highest rated book by Greg Egan on Book Notification is Permutation City, the 2nd novel in the Subjective Cosmology Cycle series.

The most read book by Greg Egan on Book Notification is Permutation City, the 2nd novel in the Subjective Cosmology Cycle series. The second most read book is Incandescence, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Greg Egan books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Subjective Cosmology Cycle Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Quarantine
1992
Go
2
6.4
Permutation City
1994
Go
3
7.7
Distress
1995
Go

List of Orthogonal Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Clockwork Rocket
2011
Go
2
8
The Eternal Flame
2012
Go
3
4
The Arrows of Time
2013
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are Incandescence, Zendegi, and Diaspora.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
An Unusual Angle
1983
Go
2
8
Diaspora
1997
Go
3
Blood Sisters
1998
Go
4
Teranesia
1999
Go
5
10
Schild's Ladder
2002
Go
6
6.7
Incandescence
2008
Go
7
8
Zendegi
2010
Go
8
6
Dichronauts
2017
Go
9
Phoresis
2018
Go
10
6
Zeitgeber
2019
Go
11
The Book of All Skies
2021
Go
12
Scale
2022
Go
13
Morphotrophic
2024
Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short stories and novellas are Dark Integers, Glory, and Oracle.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Luminous (in Asimov's)
1995
Go
2
9.3
Cocoon (in Luminous)
1995
Go
3
8.3
TAP (in Asimov's)
1995
Go
4
9
Reasons to Be Cheerful
1997
Go
5
8.3
The Planck Dive
1998
Go
6
8
Border Guards
1999
Go
7
9
Oracle
2000
Go
8
9.3
Dark Integers
2007
Go
9
8.3
Glory
2007
Go
10
Wang's Carpets
2012
Go
11
Bit Players
2013
Go
12
8
Seventh Sight
2014
Go
13
The Four Thousand, the Eight Hundred
2016
Go
14
8
Uncanny Valley
2017
Go
15
The Nearest
2018
Go
16
8.3
This is Not the Way Home
2019
Go
17
10
Perihelion Summer
2019
Go
18
Dispersion
2020
Go

List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top short story collections are Crystal Nights and Other Stories, Oceanic, and Axiomatic.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Axiomatic
1990
Go
2
Our Lady Of Chernobyl
1995
Go
3
Luminous
1995
Go
4
Dark Integers and Other Stories
2008
Go
5
8.3
Oceanic
2009
Go
6
8.7
Crystal Nights and Other Stories
2009
Go
7
The Best of Greg Egan
2019
Go
8
Instantiation
2020
Go
9
Sleep and the Soul
2023
Go
10
Phoresis and Other Journeys
2023
Go

List of Year's Best SF Anthology Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of the best sci-fi features tales of wonder and adventure set on distant planets and in the future.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
2
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
Go
3
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
4
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
5
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
6
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
7
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
8
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
9
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
10
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
11
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
12
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
13
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
14
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
15
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
16
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
17
Year's Best SF 17
2012
Go
18
Year's Best SF 18
2013
Go
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List of Greg Egan Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Dreamworks: Strange New Stories
1983
Go
2
Strange Attractors: Original Australian Speculative Fiction
1985
Go
3
The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection
1989
Go
4
Alien Shores
1994
Go
5
6
Year's Best SF
1996
Go
6
The Year's Best Science Fiction, Thirteenth Annual Collection
1996
Go
7
6
Year's Best SF 2
1997
Go
8
8
Year's Best SF 3
1998
Go
9
6
Year's Best SF 4
1999
Go
10
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 1999
1999
Go
11
Explorers
2000
Go
12
5
Year's Best SF 5
2000
Go
13
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, July 2000
2000
Go
14
Year's Best SF 6
2001
Go
15
Supermen
2002
Go
16
The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction
2002
Go
17
Year's Best SF 7
2002
Go
18
Year's Best SF 8
2003
Go
19
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 16
2003
Go
20
The Hard SF Renaissance
2003
Go
21
4
Year's Best SF 9
2004
Go
22
One Million A.D.
2005
Go
23
The Best Australian Science Fiction
2005
Go
24
The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels
2005
Go
25
4
Year's Best SF 10
2005
Go
26
Galileo's Children
2005
Go
27
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction
2006
Go
28
Year's Best SF 11
2006
Go
29
The Best of the Best, Vol 2
2007
Go
30
Year's Best SF 12
2007
Go
31
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection
2007
Go
32
Rewired
2007
Go
33
Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition
2008
Go
34
4
Year's Best SF 13
2008
Go
35
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21
2008
Go
36
Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy, Volume 4
2008
Go
37
The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22
2008
Go
38
Year's Best SF 14
2009
Go
39
Year's Best SF 15
2010
Go
40
Year's Best SF 16
2011
Go
41
Year's Best SF 17
2012
Go
42
Year's Best SF 18
2013
Go
43
The Time Traveler's Almanac
2013
Go
44
Coming Soon Enough Six Tales of Technology's Future
2014
Go
45
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Nine
2014
Go
46
The Year's Top Ten Tales of Science Fiction 6
2014
Go
47
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection
2014
Go
48
6
Upgraded
2014
Go
49
Galactic Empires
2017
Go
50
The Best Science Fiction of the Year Volume Three
2017
Go
51
8
The Long List Anthology Volume 5
2019
Go
52
The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 4
2020
Go
53
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five
2020
Go
54
Tomorrow's Parties: Life in the Anthropocene
2022
Go
55
The Year's Top Robot and AI Stories: Sixth Annual Collection
2025
Go
56
Clarkesworld Issue 229
2025
Go
57
The Year's Best Science Fiction on Earth 3
2025
Go
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Greg Egan

Greg Egan (Greg Mark Egan) was born on August 20th, 1961 and is currently 64 years old. Greg Egan was born in Perth, Australia.

Greg Egan is the author of 18 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was Luminous (in Asimov's), in 1995. The most recently published story was Dispersion which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming short stories.

Greg Egan: Awards & Accolades

Many of Greg Egan's books have won awards, including:

  • The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1990.
  • Oceanic won the Hugo Award, Best Novella, in 1999 as well as the Seiun Award - Best Translated Short Story in 2001.
  • Reasons to Be Cheerful won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2002.
  • Luminous (in Asimov's) won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2003.
  • Distress won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 2005.
  • Diaspora won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 2006.
  • Dark Integers won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2010.
  • Uncanny Valley won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2020.

The following novels by Greg Egan were nominated for these awards:

  • Cocoon (in Luminous): Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1994). Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1995).
  • Permutation City: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (1995). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2000).
  • Luminous (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1996).
  • TAP (in Asimov's): Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1996).
  • The Planck Dive: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (1999).
  • Quarantine: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2000).
  • Border Guards: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2000).
  • Oracle: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2001).
  • Dark Integers: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2008).
  • Glory: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2008).
  • Crystal Nights and Other Stories: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2011).
  • The Clockwork Rocket: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2011).
  • Incandescence: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2014).
  • Upgraded: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2015).
  • Zendegi: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2016).
  • Seventh Sight: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2017).
  • This is Not the Way Home: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2021).
  • The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Five: Locus Award, Best Anthology (2021).

Related Authors

Fans of Greg Egan also enjoy these authors:

  1. Neal Stephenson, author of: Snow Crash.
  2. John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
  3. Andy Weir, author of: Project Hail Mary.
  4. Liu Cixin, author of The Three-Body Problem Series.
  5. Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries Series.

Greg Egan: F.A.Q

When was Greg Egan Born? How old is Greg Egan?

Greg Egan was born on August 20th, 1961. Greg Egan is currently 64 years old.

Where was Greg Egan Born?

Greg Egan was born in Perth, Australia and is Australian.

What book awards has Greg Egan won?

The Year's Best Fantasy: Second Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award Anthology (1990).
Oceanic: Hugo Award Best Novella (1999), Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2001).
Reasons to Be Cheerful: Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2002).
Luminous (in Asimov's): Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2003).
Distress: Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (2005).
Diaspora: Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (2006).
Dark Integers: Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2010).
Uncanny Valley: Seiun Award Best Translated Short Story (2020).

What was the first book Greg Egan wrote?

The first book written by Greg Egan was An Unusual Angle, published in 1983.

What was the most recent book Greg Egan wrote?

His most recently released work was Morphotrophic on April 9th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Greg Egan?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Greg Egan book is Permutation City. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Permutation City (6.4)
  2. Incandescence (6.67)
  3. Zendegi (8)
  4. Diaspora (8)
  5. Quarantine (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Greg Egan?

Greg Egan does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Greg Egan written?

Greg Egan has written 47 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Subjective Cosmology Cycle Series, 3 books in the Orthogonal Series, 13 Standalone Novels, 18 Short Stories/Novellas, 10 Short Story Collections.

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