{"product_id":"9780812515282","title":"A Fire Upon The Deep","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Fire Upon The Deep\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Vernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hugo award-winning Novel!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” \u003c\/b\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDavid Brin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThousands 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTor books by Vernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZones of Thought Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon The Deep \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Deepness In The Sky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children of The Sky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRealtime\/Bobble Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarooned in Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTatja Grimm's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainbows End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollections\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Stories of Vernor Vinge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Names \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eJohn Clute, Interzone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vernor Vinge's best novel yet.” —Greg Bear, author of Moving Mars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The first grand SF I've read in ages...Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” —\u003ci\u003eDavid Brin, author of Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks for the Teen Age, New York Public Library (1993), Nominated Nebula Awards - Nominee (1992), Winner Hugo Award - Winner (1993), Winner NYPL Books for the Teen Age (1993), Long-listed John W. 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