The Children of the Sky
by:
Vernor Vinge (author)
After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has produced an enthralling sequel to his memorable bestselling novel A Fire Upon the Deep.In Children of the Sky, ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human Children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated...
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After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has produced an enthralling sequel to his memorable bestselling novel A Fire Upon the Deep.In Children of the Sky, ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human Children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred Children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them.While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who seek power…and no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the humans landed.On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vernor Vinge has created a powerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readers of A Fire Upon the Deep. Filled with the inventiveness, excitement, and human drama that have become hallmarks of his work, Children of the Sky is sure to become another great milestone in Vinge’s already stellar career.One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780812579925 (0812579925)
Publish date: April 24th 2012
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Pages no: 704
Edition language: English
Series: Zones of Thought (#3)
Peaking at reviews a lot of people expressed disappointment, so I didn't expect much from this sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. I beg to differ though--I thoroughly enjoyed myself, and found this just as suspenseful and moving as the previous novels in Zones of Thought trilogy--or, I think, series, s...
somebody had to do it... Vinge returns to Tines World 20 years (our time) after his breakout Hugo/Nebula, but lacks emotional heart ; urgency of original work. missed major opportunity to explore eastern "perversions," and instead just a lot of jabber. unfortunately, for Tines World fanatics only.
Not as immediately immersive as A Fire Upon the Deep, somewhat disappointing after part-readin A Deepness In The Sky recently, I'd have to described this as a curate's egg. The world building, given we've been here before, is wonderfully well handled, as is the integration of the High Lab humans int...
I can't say I waited twenty years for this like Vinge's long-time fans, since I only read A Fire Upon the Deep last year, but damn it was good to read another Vinge space opera. His Zones of Thought books now rival David Brin's Uplift series for my favorite SF. Vinge writes awesome, galaxy-spanning ...
Fine, but not nearly as good as the previous two books in the Zones of Thought series. At times, it seemed like it was just marking time to volume 4 — certainly no conclusion has been reached — which, given that he's only writing the stories at a rate of one a decade, seems like to long to wait.
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