A Fire Upon the Deep

#2 Queng Ho

Vernor Vinge

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English

Gollancz
08 March 2016

Science fiction; Fantasy; Future Society; Psychic Abilities; Space; Aliens; War; Faster Than Light; GALAXY Special Event 1; Hugo Award

Series: Queng Ho

Thousands of years hence, many races

inhabit a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its

location in space - from super-intelligent 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 'zones of thought', but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artefact as a weapon, they unwittingly

unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves

all natural and artificial intelligence.

Fleeing the threat, a

family of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by the

Tines - an alien race with a harsh medieval culture - and used as pawns in

a ruthless power struggle. A rescue party, not entirely composed of

humans, must free the children - and retrieve a secret that may save the rest of

interstellar civilization.

By: Vernor Vinge
Imprint: Gollancz
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 39mm
Weight: 418g
ISBN: 9781473211957
ISBN 10: 1473211956
Series: Queng Ho
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 08 March 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Vernor Vinge (1944 - ) Vernor Steffen Vinge was born in Wisconsin in 1944. He is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, a computer scientist and science fiction author. 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. He is the winner of 5 Hugos, 4 Prometheus Awards and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, among many others. In addition to his works of science fiction, Vinge authored the influential 1993 essay 'The Coming Technological Singularity', in which he argued that the creation of superhuman artificial intelligence will mark the point at which 'the human era will be ended', such that no current models of reality are sufficient to predict beyond it.

Reviews for A Fire Upon the Deep (#2 Queng Ho)

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 - Interzone The first grand SF I've read in ages . . . Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today Vinge's climax is suitably mind-boggling. This epic combines the flash and dazzle of old-style space opera with modern, polished thoughtfulness Wide-screen science fiction epic of the type few writers attempt any more. A novel of great ingenuity, energy and narrative sweep - Washington Post Thoughtful space opera at its best, this book delivers everything it promises in terms of galactic scope, audacious concepts and believable characters both human and non-human - The New York Times