Axiomatic
Axiomatic by Greg Eganby Greg Egan
Shares rank 7 of 13 short story collections by recommenders
Recommended as a strong short story collection by Greg Egan, with one commenter suggesting it as a starting point for his work.
Recommended as a strong short story collection by Greg Egan, with one commenter suggesting it as a starting point for his work.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent short story collection
“excellent short story collection”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “Neural chip decodes interactions between brain regions” Great alongside Permutation City
“I've read Permutation City and Axiomatic both pretty great.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas” Good entry point to Egan
“If you can find a copy of Axiomatic, start there.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Think Weirder: The Year's Best SciFi Ideas”
Other short story collections people recommend
The four most recommended other short story collections, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhalationby Ted Chiang | 21 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Stories of Your Life and Othersby Ted Chiang | 15 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Valuable Humans in Transitby qntm | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Ficcionesby Jorge Luis Borges | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Axiomaticby Greg EganThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“excellent short story collection”
“I've read Permutation City and Axiomatic both pretty great.”
“If you can find a copy of Axiomatic, start there.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.