Permutation | City

Permutation City explores a near-future where human consciousness can be scanned and simulated in digital form, creating "Copies." These Copies are not mere recordings; they are sentient, subjective, and indistinguishable from their physical, flesh-and-blood originals.

Permutation City (1994) Author: Greg Egan Genre: Hard SF / Post-Cyberpunk The Premise: Life as a Copy Permutation City

The story follows , a man obsessed with achieving true, eternal immortality for these Copies, who are otherwise doomed to die when their host computer hardware inevitably fails. Core Concept: The "Dust Hypothesis" they are sentient