| A Fire Upon The Deep
(2011)
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| Front Cover |
Book Details |
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| Genre |
Fiction |
| Publication Date |
8/16/2011 |
| Format |
Softcover (9.3
x
6.1
mm)
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| Publisher |
Tor |
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| Description |
| In 1992 Vernor Vinge amazed the science fiction world with this epic novel of star-spanning adventure. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, and has since become a landmark in the field. Now, with the long awaited sequel The Children of the Sky about to be published, we are proud to offer the first-ever trade paperback edition of this big-screen SF classic. |
| Personal Details |
| Store |
Bookman's |
| Purchase Price |
$8.00 |
| Acquire Date |
9/4/2019 |
| Condition |
Very Good/-- |
| Rating |
0 |
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| Product Details |
| LoC Classification |
PS3572.I534 .F57 2011 |
| Dewey |
813/.54 |
| ISBN |
9780765329820 |
| No. of Pages |
432 |
| First Edition |
No |
| Rare |
No |
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| Notes/Review |
I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It's good, old-fashioned, hard sci-fi. Lots of interesting ideas here. Sometimes the characters aren't as strong as the "big ideas" the book is made of, but I find that to be fairly common in sci-fi.
Some people of an advanced civilization find an ancient archive. In working with it, they manage to spawn a deadly force. Something hidden escapes, along with the flotsam of the researchers. The survivors land on a primitive planet, inhabited by creatures that are only truly sentient in small packs. Meanwhile, the deadly force that was spawned wreaks havoc and we are introduced to a group of characters tasked with stopping it.
Once you get about a third of the way into this, it's not that hard to figure out how it's going to end. This is not really a criticism. If one were to raft a river from source to sea, you know how it's going to end at the sea. The thrill is the ride, and I found this one entertaining enough. |
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