A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
This is science fiction on the grandest of scales - a cast of thousands set across hundreds of years and in the farthest reaches of Human Space. A prequel to his earlier novel A Fire Upon the Deep, this new novel is epic in scope and a thoroughly riveting read. A Deepness In the Sky is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. Both they and the Emergents are orbiting Arachna, a dormant planet which will shortly wake up when it's On/Off star relights after decades of darkness. Both groups hope to exploit the coming age of technology and commerce on Arachna. But while the Queng Ho seek only to trade aggressively, the Emergents plans are far more sinister, amounting to little short of genocide ...
SALES POINTS * Millennium Lead Title * Epic space opera in the grand tradition from the Hugo Award winning author of A FIRE UPON THE DEEP * 'Revelatory space opera, galaxy spanning story...the book's immensity puts Vinge in the Golden New Age of Arthur C Clarke and Greg Bear' ' The Times * 'Vinge has done it again. A Deepness in the Sky is vivid, suspenseful, [and] realistic. Vinge's villains are chillingly believable, and so is his vision of a hopeful tomorrow." - David Brin *'Vernor Vinge's latest novel is a triumph, continuing the most visionary, intelligent deep-space adventure of our time. Reason to cheer, indeed--and a great, long read it is." - Gregory Benford * 'The sort of epic take on a first-contact scenario that you would expect from a writer of Vernor Vinge's quality' ' Peter F. Hamilton
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781857988512 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857988515 |
| Title | A Deepness in the Sky |
| Author | Vernor Vinge |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2000-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 704 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000, Short-listed for Arthur C Clarke Award 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |