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    Cover of Souls in the Great Machine

    Souls in the Great Machine

    Mcmullen, Sean · 2000

    1st printing (per number line) of first mass market edition.

    Science FictionFiction & Literature
    Open LibraryAmazon
    Stats for nerds
    5recommend
    7mentions
    7people
    2014–2024years
    71% recommend29% neutral

    Mentions per year

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    What Hacker News says

    1. brookstJul 2024
      Not exactly that, but Souls in the Great Machine explores a society that relies entirely on mechanical computers. Good book.
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    2. hmahnckeFeb 2024
      Greg Egan as great! Two other Australians you might try are:

      Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman, about what it's like to be colonized.

      Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen, about what it's like to be part of a computer.

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    3. wombatpmMay 2023
      City - Clifford D Simack

      All of Miles Vorkosigan books by Lois Bujold

      Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh

      Stand in Zanzibar John Bruner

      Adiamante - LE Modesitt Jr

      Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen

      Known Space series by Larry Niven and ALL of his collaborations with Jerry Pournelle

      Midshipman’s Hope by David Feintuch

      Gateway - Fredrick Pohl

      Lord Valentine’s Castle by Robert Silverberg

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    4. jayjaderJan 2021
      I found Souls in the Great Machine by Sean McMullen to be an interesting take on this.
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    5. pacaroSep 2014
      This makes me want to reread “Souls in the Great Machine” again

      http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0312872569/

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    6. at_a_removeJun 2022
      "Dirk cats" were featured in the sci-fi series starting with Souls in the Great Machine, another convergence to a saber-toothed feline.
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