The White Abacus
The White Abacus is a 1997 science fiction novel by Damien Broderick. It follows the story of Telmah Lord Cima who travels to Earth from a far-off world and becomes friends with a computer-augmented being called Ratio.[1]
 The White Abacus trade paperback edition cover. | |
| Author | Damien Broderick |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Chris Moore |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Avon Eos |
Publication date | March 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 342 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-380-97476-4 |
Background
The White Abacus was first published in the United States in March 1997 by Avon Eos in hardback and trade paperback formats.[1] In April 1998 it was republished in mass market paperback format.[1] The White Abacus won the 1997 Aurealis Award for best science fiction novel and the 1998 Ditmar Award for best Australian long fiction.[2][3]
gollark: Newtonian ethics and all.
gollark: It would only practically work if people cared enough to expend significant resources locally to help people far away, and humans don't seem to like that.
gollark: This is a values problem, not an economic system one.
gollark: The expected value of demanding for communism appears substantially lower than that of actually helping people with malaria.
gollark: Yet they do not do this, and instead ineffectually demand communism which would totally make everything great and wonderful.
References
- "The White Abacus by Damien Broderick". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- "aurealis awards, previous years' results" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1998 Ditmar Awards". Locus Online. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
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