A Deepness in the Sky
by:
Vernor Vinge (author)
After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds.The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap...
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After thousands of years searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds.The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doors
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ISBN:
9781473211964 (1473211964)
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 538
Edition language: English
Synopsis: Several thousand years in the future humanity has colonized large parts of the galaxy, but has never encountered another sentient, starfaring race. Now two civilizations race to explore a galactic anomaly, a mysterious star that shuts itself off for every 215 out of 250 years, and to make ...
This probably isn't a book that I'll reread over and over again, but it definitely held my attention. In fact, I may have to reread it just because I was so impatient to get to the next page and skip ahead. This is a prequel to A Fire Upon the Deep, and I'd say you should read A Fire Upon the Deep...
I loved this and was up all night finishing it. That's rather rare with science fiction, at least hard science fiction. Few science fiction writers--hell, few writers--have Vinge's sense of pacing and ability to create suspense. That's because you care about his characters intensely, human as well a...
A well done bit of story making and telling. I was disappointed that it was over.
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