A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge - 9781473211957
A Fire Upon the DeepAuthor(s): Vernor Vinge
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
ISBN-13: 9781473211957, 978-1473211957
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Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit 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 'zones of thought', but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artefact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence.
Fleeing the threat, a family of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by the Tines - an alien race with a harsh medieval culture - and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. A rescue party, not entirely composed .
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Details:A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge - 9781473211957
A Fire Upon the DeepAuthor(s): Vernor Vinge
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
ISBN-13: 9781473211957, 978-1473211957
Synopsis
Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit 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 'zones of thought', but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artefact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence.
Fleeing the threat, a family of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by the Tines - an alien race with a harsh medieval culture - and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. A rescue party, not entirely composed .
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A Fire Upon the DeepAuthor(s): Vernor Vinge
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Imprint: Gollancz
ISBN-13: 9781473211957, 978-1473211957
Synopsis
Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit 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 'zones of thought', but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artefact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence.
Fleeing the threat, a family of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by the Tines - an alien race with a harsh medieval culture - and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. A rescue party, not entirely composed .
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format | paperback |
Language | english |
Brand | Orion Publishing Co |
type | science fiction |
artist | not specified |
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