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Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge (1993, Mass Market)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100812515285
ISBN-139780812515282
eBay Product ID (ePID)119070
Product Key Features
Book TitleFire Upon the Deep
Number of Pages624 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicScience Fiction / Alien Contact, Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction, Science Fiction / General, Science Fiction / Space Exploration
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorVernor Vinge
Book SeriesZones of Thought Ser.
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight10.6 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width4.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-039020
Reviews"Fleeing a menace of galactic proportions, a spaceship crashes on an unfamiliar world, leaving the survivors--a pair of children--to the not-so-tender mercies of a medieval, lupine race. Responding to the crippled ship's distress signal, a rescue mission races against time to retrieve the children and recover the weapon they need to prevent the universe from being changed forever. Against a background depicting a space-time continuum stratified into 'zones of thought,' the author has created a rarity--a unique blend of hard science, high drama, and superb storytelling." -- Library Journal "A tale that burns with the brazen energy of the best space operas of the golden age. Vinge has created a galaxy for the readers of the '90s to believe in...immense, ancient, athrum with data webs, dotted with wonders." -- John Clute, Interzone "Vernor Vinge's best novel yet." --Greg Bear, author of Moving Mars "Vast, riveting, far-future saga...The overall concept astonishes; the aliens are developed with memorable skill and insight, the plot twists and turns with unputdownable tension. A masterpiece of universe building." -- Kirkus Reviews "The first grand SF I've read in ages...Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." -- David Brin, author of Earth "Fiercely original...Compelling ideas in the book include problems and advantages of group mind, galactic communications turbidity, and the prospect of civilizations aspiring to godhood." --Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, A tale that burns with the brazen energy of the best space operas of the golden age. Vinge has created a galaxy for the readers of the '90s to believe in...immense, ancient, athrum with data webs, dotted with wonders., Fiercely original...Compelling ideas in the book include problems and advantages of group mind, galactic communications turbidity, and the prospect of civilizations aspiring to godhood., Vast, riveting, far-future saga...The overall concept astonishes; the aliens are developed with memorable skill and insight, the plot twists and turns with unputdownable tension. A masterpiece of universe building., Fleeing a menace of galactic proportions, a spaceship crashes on an unfamiliar world, leaving the survivors--a pair of children--to the not-so-tender mercies of a medieval, lupine race. Responding to the crippled ship's distress signal, a rescue mission races against time to retrieve the children and recover the weapon they need to prevent the universe from being changed forever. Against a background depicting a space-time continuum stratified into 'zones of thought,' the author has created a rarity|9780812515282|, "Fleeing a menace of galactic proportions, a spaceship crashes on an unfamiliar world, leaving the survivors--a pair of children--to the not-so-tender mercies of a medieval, lupine race. Responding to the crippled ship's distress signal, a rescue mission races against time to retrieve the children and recover the weapon they need to prevent the universe from being changed forever. Against a background depicting a space-time continuum stratified into 'zones of thought,' the author has created a rarity--a unique blend of hard science, high drama, and superb storytelling." -- Library Journal "A tale that burns with the brazen energy of the best space operas of the golden age. Vinge has created a galaxy for the readers of the '90s to believe in...immense, ancient, athrum with data webs, dotted with wonders." --John Clute, Interzone "Vernor Vinge's best novel yet." --Greg Bear, author of Moving Mars "Vast, riveting, far-future saga...The overall concept astonishes; the aliens are developed with memorable skill and insight, the plot twists and turns with unputdownable tension. A masterpiece of universe building." -- Kirkus Reviews "The first grand SF I've read in ages...Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." --David Brin, author of Earth "Fiercely original...Compelling ideas in the book include problems and advantages of group mind, galactic communications turbidity, and the prospect of civilizations aspiring to godhood." - -Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog, Fleeing a menace of galactic proportions, a spaceship crashes on an unfamiliar world, leaving the survivors--a pair of children--to the not-so-tender mercies of a medieval, lupine race. Responding to the crippled ship's distress signal, a rescue mission races against time to retrieve the children and recover the weapon they need to prevent the universe from being changed forever. Against a background depicting a space-time continuum stratified into 'zones of thought,' the author has created a rarity--a unique blend of hard science, high drama, and superb storytelling.
TitleLeadingA
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220805
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal892.8
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisIn this popular and widely praised novel, a rescue mission races against time to save a pair of human children being held captive by a medieval lupine race-and to recover the weapon that will keep the universe from being changed forever., A Hugo award-winning Novel "Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." -- David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. Fleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. Tor books by Vernor Vinge Zones of Thought Series A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names, A Hugo award-winning Novel! "Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." -- David Brin Thousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. Fleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. Tor books by Vernor Vinge Zones of Thought Series A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names
LC Classification NumberPS3572.I534
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- 13 Feb, 2019
Good but hard to understand some concepts in the book.
Good science fiction novel. Has some very unique situations. But some of it is very hard to comprehend!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jun, 2022
Excellent Sci Fi adventure!
Wonderful and thoughtful outer space adventure with deep concepts, convincing action and interesting aliens, everything you want from a Sci Fi novel.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Apr, 2024
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- 30 Sep, 2022
Excellent Science Fiction
I haven't gotten around to reading it yet but I hear a lot of good things about it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Nov, 2021
Good title
Book is in like new condition, nice.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 May, 2024
Great book thanks
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