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2	Karl Schroeder (born September 4, 1962) is a Canadian Sci-Fi author. His works are mostly set in the very far future, featuring technology so advanced [[ClarkesThirdLaw it might as well be magic]].
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4	His novels include:
5	* Literature/{{Ventus}}, and its prequel ''Lady of Mazes'': Set in a universe of [[{{nanomachines}} nanotechnology]] and [[ArtificialIntelligence ubiquitious AI]]. ''Ventus'' is about a [[{{Terraform}} terraformed]] planet where [[DeusEstMachina the nanotech]] [[AIIsACrapshoot has gone rogue]], while ''Lady of Mazes'' is a distant prequel that sets up the future history in ''Ventus''.
6	* The ''Virga'' series: Technically set within the same universe as ''Ventus'', but is a stand-alone series. The title Virga is a "world" that consists of [[TheSkyIsAnOcean endless sky]]...nearly. It's actually a [[HollowWorld 5000-mile wide fullerene bubble]] filled with air, complete with artificial fusion-powered "suns", clouds, and a smattering of [[WorldInTheSky asteroids]]-- and no gravity. The series focuses on the [[SkyPirate steam-punk society]] that lives inside.
7	** ''Sun of Suns''
8	** ''Queen of Candesce''
9	** ''Pirate Sun''
10	** ''The Sunless Countries''
11	** ''Ashes of Candesce''
12	* ''Permanence'': A stand-alone novel in a separate universe. Explores the idea of a space-faring civilization that uses slower-than-light "Cyclers" - vast trade/cargo ships that slingshot between stars in a continous loop.
13	* ''Lockstep'': Set in a MundaneDogmatic universe, where it takes decades just to ''talk'' to other stars, an interstellar civilization maintains a program of "Lockstep" whereby all its distant colonies go into stasis/hibernation for set periods of time in order to keep the whole civilization synced up.

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