A linguist, a chemist, and a comparative psychologist explore the ruins of a dead superintelligence. 26k words. Inspired by Orion’s Arm and the works of David Zindell.
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Acclaim
“strange and new” — whenwerewe
“startlingly excellent” — Anthony
“strong vibes of [Greg Egan], but in the form of more poetry and wistfulness” — Brandon
“one of the best scifi novellas I’ve read in a while” — [Matt Parlmer](https://…
A linguist, a chemist, and a comparative psychologist explore the ruins of a dead superintelligence. 26k words. Inspired by Orion’s Arm and the works of David Zindell.
You can download it as a [PDF](https://borretti.me/assets/content/eog581/The Epiphany of Gliese 581.pdf) or an [EPUB](https://borretti.me/assets/content/eog581/The Epiphany of Gliese 581.epub), or read it online below.
Contents
Acclaim
“strange and new” — whenwerewe
“startlingly excellent” — Anthony
“strong vibes of [Greg Egan], but in the form of more poetry and wistfulness” — Brandon
“one of the best scifi novellas I’ve read in a while” — Matt Parlmer
“This is excellent. The story is beautiful, the world feels real, and your style of prose is scratches an itch I didn’t know I had.” — Adam
“the best thing I’ve read in a while” — @ch1n3du3
“I enjoyed this immensely” — @VitaeKate