Mare Somniorum

“Disress” deals with information — and information decaying into entropy at that.   It is vintage Egan in almost every way, even if it is more oriented towards the people involved than you’d expect.  Some of this focus could stem from Egan working more with how the threads in the work effect the characters and their relationships.   It’s a change for sure, but again, Egan and people, not always the best combination.

That being said, “Distress” is neat.  It’s not as direct and pointed as some of Egans other work, but it’s still well worth a read.