Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. It is full of mind boggling ideas and wonderfully complex aliens. On his destination world, the fascinating Tines are intelligent only in combination: named "individuals" are small packs of the doglike aliens. I guess that this is classic "hard SF", in the sense of being all ideas and not so much on the characterization. A Hugo Award-winning Novel! ), The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era, August 2018 Group Read - A Fire Upon the Deep, Jeff VanderMeer's Climate Fiction Reading List. The awakened power begins to absorb civilizations by the hundreds above, and far below the survivors are caught up in the political struggles of primitive, doglike, group-minded aliens. A long awaited return to the same Universe of the two previous books is promised in ‘Children of the Sky’, scheduled for publication in early 2011. Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. Highly recommended!! Please try again. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Book Type: Novel: Genre: power in numbers! And even so, things might have worked out if--“Johanna! Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names . Ignore the jumble of equipment, the odors of twenty days’ confinement. A Deepness in the Sky 3. One paranoid alien alliance blames humanity for the Blight and launches a genocidal strike. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Top reviews from other countries oniony. Written in English — 613 pages This edition doesn't have a description yet. In the world of science fiction and fantasy, an author generally chooses either a hard sci-fi technological setting or a medieval setting. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Product details. … Author: Vernor Vinge: Publisher: Gollancz, 2016 St. Martin's Press, 2002 Gollancz, 2002 Tor, 1992 Millennium, 1992 Science Fiction Book Club, 1992: Series: Zones of Thought: Book 1 1. More reviews at www.allthebooks.net or join the ESSAY CLUB at www.allthebooks.net/essayclub/ Given proper ventilation and maintenance, they would have been good for a hundred years, but…Johanna wiped her face and looked at a box’s readout. The first third of this book is some of the best science-fiction I have ever read: good writing, fast pace, some breathtaking action, excellent balance between narrative and explanation, and some really, REALLY cool ideas thoroughly thought-out and implemented. It has one of the single coolest alien species I've ever seen and the story is really great. A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge, Vernor Vinge, February 15, 1993, Tor Science Fiction edition, Mass Market Paperback in English The right-hand window showed the ground now. The only problem is that it is written in such an extreme third-person viewpoint that people not experienced with sci-fi material will have trouble understanding what is going on; as such, I can only recommend it to experienced sci-fi readers. ralphkern Well-Known Member. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Vernor Vinge. Publisher. Pham Nuwen, the man who knows about Countermeasure, escapes this ruin in the spacecraft Out of Band--heading for more violence and treachery, with 500 warships soon in hot pursuit. A human colony high in the Beyond (see belowfor an explanation of the Zones of Thought) had dispatched an expedition to the low Transcend, having learne… Tor Books. “Not today. Publication date 1992 Publisher New York : Tom Doherty Associates Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; americana Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Please read the following sentence twice: This is an impressive work of hard science fiction. Items in your list will be shown here. But the frigate was gone now, and they were on their own. May 05, 2020 . A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Likewise fascinating is the mechanical juxtaposition which makes up the focal story line. Joined Aug 19, 2013 Messages 1,154. Publisher TOR Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. The post adolescent tone is very familiar … $18.99 $17.47. Format Paperback | 613 pages Dimensions 107 x 172 x 34.54mm | 298g Publication date 01 Sep 2010; Publisher St … One of the most imaginative SF novels I have read in some time. A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1). Softcover. Sjana Olsndot checked his restraints, then Johanna’s. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge tied with Doomsday Book by Connie Willis as the winner of the Hugo Award in 1993. Part of the story is a race through space, including a space battle, and part of the story actually takes place on this planet. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. I admire the author's creation and the writing is decent if not riveting. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and raised in Central Michigan, Vinge is the son of geographers. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk, “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. Something went wrong. Now with a new introduction for the Tor Essentials line, A Fire Upon the Deep is sure to bring a new generation of SF fans to Vinge's award-winning works. A Fire Upon the Deep. There were places where only Jefri could reach. He is best known for his two epic space operas A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) and A Deepness in the Sky (1999), both of which won the Hugo Award and were shortlisted for the Nebula. So, so close. And maybe I've just passed the time in my life when that really excites me. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Helpful. We made it, preciousss, we finished this book after three weeks! Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from Johanna guessed they were pulling about one gravity.Jefri’s gaze went from the outside display to his mother’s face and then back. Much of the downlooking view was burned out by airglow around the torch. Similarly Vinge's transcendence parallel's Banks' sublimation. He is best known for his two epic space operas A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) and A Deepness in the Sky (1999), both of which won the Hugo Award and were shortlisted for the Nebula. A Fire Upon the Deep is an impressive novel with a lot of scope and creativity. With luck there would be no one to see their landing among the green valleys and the black and white peaks--and Arne Olsndot could fly the torch right to ground without fear of hurting much more than forest and grass.The coastal islands slid past the side camera’s view. Publisher. Farther out is the “beyond,” where FTL drives function and cross-system communication passes on great data pipelines, and very advanced technology can begin to be truly sentient. Looking forward eagerly to the two sequels. A FIRE UPON THE DEEP [A NOVEL FROM THE ZONES OF THOUGHT] Vinge, Vernor. August 31, 2010 . although some bad dogs too. STREET CRED The Lenny Bruce Performance Film Cancel My Appointments - 'til the Year 2000 There's a problem loading this menu right now. This one is fine. A medieval world set in a universe with boundless (and available) innovation by one means or another influenced each setting to appear to be more alive. I think it was OK, but nothing more. Start by marking “A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The roar of the torch was as loud as anything she had ever heard; they were deep in atmosphere, and they weren’t moving away from the sound.“…things get tricky,“ Dad shouted. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. a fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1992 Vast, riveting far-future saga involving evil gods, interstellar war, and manipulative aliens, from the author of The Peace War and the splendid Marooned in Realtime. A Fire Upon the Deep. We’ll be on the ground in less than an hour.” Johanna smiled back, almost caught by his enthusiasm. Now his eyes were wide. Hyperion was probably an easier read but the ideas in Fire Upon the Deep were bigger and more interesting. PaperBack March 8, 2016. 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 VingeZones of Thought SeriesA Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble SeriesThe Peace WarMarooned in RealtimeOther NovelsThe WitlingTatja Grimm's WorldRainbows EndCollectionsCollected Stories of Vernor VingeTrue Names. A masterpiece of universe-building.” —Kirkus Reviews, pointer review, “Against a background depicting a space-time continuum stratified into ‘zones of thought,’ the author of The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime 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. "A Fire Upon the Deep" is very well paced, and Vinge never keeps you confused about a concept for very long before providing an explanation. A fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge. It seemed to me that this novel was an attempt by the author to have his cake and eat it too. 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. There were only a few scattered clouds. children on the run. A Fire Upon the Deep. 4.5 to 5.0 stars. No_Favorite. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. This is the first book I have read by Vernor Vinge. These last two days he hadn’t cried, but he’d lost much of the independence of the last year. It took me a while to get into this book as I'm not a fan of fantasy and it felt more fantasy than sci-fi to begin with, though this changed as I persisted. You can actually see that we’re slowing down.” You could, too. View History. It could have given the whole thing much more speed and suspense if there would have been a more complex dynamic, anyone who's ever thought they could possibly stomach science fiction. He is the winner of 5 Hugos, 4 Prometheus Awards and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, among many others. --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. --Kirkus Reviews, "The first grand SF I've read in ages...Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." “We’re coming down near the North Pole, by all those islands and ice.”In the cabin beyond the hatch, their parents were strapping themselves in. A Deepness in the Sky (1999) was a prequel to Fire, following competing groups of humans in The Slow Zone as they struggle over who has the rights to exploit a technologically emerging alien culture. I should have read this a long time ago, maybe I would have liked it then. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge, US$21.95. A Fire Upon the Deep may be the most exciting and important of all modern space operas. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. Johanna pulled herself through the floatway, almost bumped into Jefri coming from the other direction. Price. Fascinated by science and particularly computers from an early age, he has a Ph.D. in computer science, and taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University for thirty years. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. TOR Books: +1 (212) 388 0100. Ratings and Book Reviews (1 41 star ratings 1 reviews ) Overall rating. Vinge's climax is suitably mindboggling. --David Brin, author of Earth, "Fiercely original...Compelling ideas in the book include the problems and advantages of group mind, galactic communications turbidity, and the prospect of civilizations aspiring to godhood." A Hugo award-winning Novel!“Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” ―David BrinThousands 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. I loved this from beginning to end. Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2018. Welcome back. Share This. “Wow,“ said Jefri. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. This is the first book, by Vinge that I've read and it couldn't have started much worse than it did or end much better. Johanna almost smiled; Jefri knew he was being diverted, and was trying to play along.“This will be pure rocket descent, powered almost all the way. 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 form being forever changed. Used. share. It was also nominated for several other awards such as the Nebula Award, the Campbell Award, and the Locus SF Award. The shell was a hundred-tonne carton of eggs balanced on one hot torch.Mom wasn’t describing it quite that way to Jefri, though what she said was the truth. It was all so beautiful…and they were falling straight into it!She heard metallic banging on the cargo shell as the trim jets tipped their craft around, aligning the main jet downwards. A malevolent entity has been awakened inadvertently and begins to run roughshod over the region known as the Beyond. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. In this universe, different regions of space display distinct properties. Nothing that happens there affects this story. The crew loves the epic sci fi space opera but has mixed feelings on the pack-mind aliens in their look at A Fire Upon the Deep. A Fire Upon the Deep is a science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. Johanna guessed they weren’t more than a couple of hundred kilometers up. 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