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Zendegi

Greg Egan (2010)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.49
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

Self-DiscoveryHeartwarmingHopeful Ending

Heroine archetypes

Scientist / ResearcherCareer-Driven Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

AI / Artificial IntelligenceComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

AI ConsciousnessVirtual RealityComing of AgeFish out of WaterNon-Western Setting

Themes

Technology and HumanityVirtual Reality vs RealityCareer and AmbitionConsciousness and IdentityScientific EthicsLife ChoicesDigital Immortality

Synopsis

Nasim is a young computer scientist, hoping to work on the Human Connectome Project: a plan to map every neural connection in the brain. But funding for the project is cancelled, and she ends up devoting her career to Zendegi, a computerised virtual world used by millions. Then, 15 years later, the Connectome Project is revived.

Tags

Hard Science FictionNear-Future SFVirtual RealityNeuroscience FictionLiterary SF