It's brilliant and you should definitely read it. And maybe I've just passed the time in my life when that really excites me. A Fire Upon the Deep is the first book in the Zone of Thought science fiction series by Vernor Vinge. But reading it now, after all the works of Al Reynolds, PFH, Watts, and many others, it felt outdated; I don't think it aged well, and it's not even that old. Top reviews from other countries oniony. A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1). share. Read more. The alien Tines were so original and amazingly described that I was in heaven reading about them. I seem to be one of the few geeks who was dramatically underwhelmed by this book. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Vinge is also pretty skilled at keeping the vast hard-sci-fi-space-opera scope of the book fas. So, so close. I want to make it clear that I don't lightly write rave reviews. I'm against the flow again, all my friends here who read it liked it a lot or were amazed by it. [And the ending was utterly anticlimatic. 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 Alternate Cover Edition can be found here . The prequel isn't really tied to this one by more than a single character, one that is quite different (for reasons explained in the. This is one of the weirdest books I've ever read. 1 likes. EMBED. The prequel isn't really tied to this one by more than a single character, one that is quite different (for reasons explained in the first book) between the two books. This one is fine. A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge was the 88th official Sword and Laser Book Club selection.. Reading period: Sep 1, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016 . Helpful. Refresh and try again. 4.5 stars. A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky. Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge [edit | edit source]. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. There are two groups of aliens, falling generally into "good guys" and "bad guys". ç§‘学技术出版社(Sichuan Science and Technology Press), 2005: Robert Laffont, (31 octobre 1994): ISBN-10: 2221076761 / ISBN-13: 978-2221076767, Livre de Poche, (1998): ISBN-10: 2253072087 / ISBN-13: 978-2253072089, Keter Publishing 2007: דאנאקוד 692-48. Epic science fiction at its best, this space opera novel shared the 1993 Hugo Award with. In the world of science fiction and fantasy, an author generally chooses either a hard sci-fi technological setting or a medieval setting. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic s cale. by Tor Science Fiction. On my (ever-changing) 10-best-SF-ever list. I tried very hard to like A Fire Upon the Deep. TOR Books: +1 (212) 388 0100. Editrice Nord, Collana Cosmo Biblioteca, 2007. Start by marking “A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. And above that is the “transcend,” where automation goes beyond sentience. More reviews at www.allthebooks.net or join the ESSAY CLUB at www.allthebooks.net/essayclub/ This article originally appeared in September 2011 as … A Fire Upon the Deep. Report abuse. A Deepness in the Sky 3. I loved this from beginning to end. Welcome back. We made it, preciousss, we finished this book after three weeks! The shape of civilizations is dictated by the shape of the galaxy: close in at the core is the “slowness,” the place where only sublight travel is possible. A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge, Vernor Vinge, February 15, 1993, Tor Science Fiction edition, Mass Market Paperback in English Make sure you read this slowly or you might miss a handful of neat ideas. This one is fine. The malevolent power is hot on their trail, as is a rag-tag band of its other surviving victims – humans and aliens and the man who was possessed by a defeated opposing power. A medieval world set in a universe with boundless (and available) innovation by one means or another influenced each setting to appear to be more alive. 4.5 stars. Since there's a prequel, which book should I start with? A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. I think it was OK, but nothing more. No_Favorite. But what the hell, I'm game if you are. The world is a medieval setting and it's interesting to see how each of the groups benefits from contact with one of the surviving humans. Likewise fascinating is the mechanical juxtaposition which makes up the focal story line. Like “A truce with monsters, mediated by a fool.” ― Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep. A human expedition is exploring an ancient archive abandoned in the transcend, where they awaken a very old, very nasty power defeated billions of years ago. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. ― Vernor Vinge, A Fire Upon the Deep. Like “When two people have a clear understanding of power and betrayal, then betrayal itself becomes almost impossible. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge, US$21.95. The novella was written after most of the background universe of the Zones and the Tines had been worked out, but before I knew the details of the novel. 4.5 to 5.0 stars. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels, “I never guessed I could cry so hard my face hurt.”, “Sometimes the biggest disasters aren't noticed at all - no one's around to write horror stories.”, Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1992), Locus Award Nominee for Best SF Novel (1993), Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Nominee for Bester ausländischer SF-Roman (1996), John W. Campbell Memorial Award Nominee (1993), Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Traduction (1996), Premio Ignotus Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera (1995). Part of the story is a race through space, including a space battle, and part of the story actually takes place on this planet. I guess fanatical is a bad personality trait, even for dogs. I guess that this is classic "hard SF", in the sense of being all ideas and not so much on the characterization. Farther out is the “beyond,” where FTL drives function and cross-system communication passes on great data pipelines, and very advanced technology can begin to be truly sentient. A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge--Audio Excerpt Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Vernor Vinge's science fiction novel A Fire Upon the Deep, winner of the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel. One of the most imaginative SF novels I have read in some time. A Fire upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. although some bad dogs too. Two major plotlines exist in the Fire; both are triggered by the revival of a malevolent five billion year old quasi-Power described as a "malevolent class 2 perversion" and initially known as the "Straumli Realm Perversion" (named after those responsible for its rebirth) but known eventually, because of its cancerousmethods and rate of growth, as the Blight. It’s also been a terrifically busy time. Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime. The shape of civilizations is dictated by the shape of the galaxy: close in at the core is the “slowness,” the place where only sublight travel is possible. ― Vernor Vinge, quote from A Fire Upon the Deep “Half-assed programming was a time-filler that, like knitting, must date to the beginning of the human experience.” “Where the surf meets the shore – lots of neat things can happen there.” There are two groups of aliens, falling generally into "good guys" and "bad guys". But overall, it just didn't grab me. a fire upon the deep by Vernor Vinge ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 1992 Vast, riveting far-future saga involving evil gods, interstellar war, and manipulative aliens, from the author of The Peace War and the splendid Marooned in Realtime. Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the Deep 2. Spring is Mother Nature’s way of saying, “Oof–let’s try this again.” The last 12 months have been, well, challenging is the polite term.... To see what your friends thought of this book. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Let's do it. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky.Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella "True Names," which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. This is the galaxy in the unimaginably distant future, populated with millions of species. A Hugo award-winning Novel! If you would like to participate, you can edit this article, or visit the project page for more details. Part of the story is a race through space, including a space battle, and part of the story actually takes place on this planet. A Fire Upon the Deep is part of WikiProject Transhumanism, which aims to organize, expand, clean up, and guide Transhumanism related articles on Wikipedia. … A fire upon the deep Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. See all 8 questions about A Fire Upon the Deep…, November 2019 -- A Fire Upon the Deep (Spoilers, Allowed), November 2019 -- A Fire Upon the Deep (No Spoilers, Please! A Fire Upon the Deep finishes really well, but of course there’s plenty of space for more things to happen. alien dogs that think as a group. 1 likes. It might seem that the existence of such a story would make the planning of … A Fire upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge, Vernor Vinge, 1992, Tom Doherty Associates edition, in English A Fire Upon The Deep A Deepness In The Sky The Children of The Sky Realtime/Bobble Series The Peace War Marooned in Realtime Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. I got incredibly, and unusually, bogged down in this (admittedly lengthy) book, and only a little bit because I struggled with aspects of it. Farther out is the “beyond,” where FTL drives function and cross-system communication passes on great data pipelines, and very advanced technology can begin to be truly sentient. This is a hard science fiction story about a boy and his sister who are marooned on a distant planet in the far future. The only problem is that it is written in such an extreme third-person viewpoint that people not experienced with sci-fi material will have trouble understanding what is going on; as such, I can only recommend it to experienced sci-fi readers. Sooo, I know this is a seminal classic of the Space Opera genre, so the fact I didn't LOVE it as much as everyone said I would makes me feel a bit inadequate in a way, but hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions, eh? The first third of this book is some of the best science-fiction I have ever read: good writing, fast pace, some breathtaking action, excellent balance between narrative and explanation, and some really, REALLY cool ideas thoroughly thought-out and implemented. See all reviews. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Not so. A fire upon the deep Item Preview > remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Me? A Fire Upon the Deep is a fantastic read for anyone who loves old school Space Opera with plenty of hard science fiction mixed in. good dogs. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Also, I am a huge fan of SF, so I felt this book would be a sure-fire hit with me. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! How/Why was this book chosen: Tom chose it. Other Novels The Witling Tatja Grimm's World Rainbows End. Indeed, there’s a hell of a lot thrown into the basket which includes physics, hard sci-fi technology, different races, galactic history, political wrangling and betrayals, conspiracy, a passionate war thriller, and even romance. Highly recommended!! A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Plus the aliens are awesome. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. This is sooo close to being a 5-star book for me. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge, is a 1992 sci-fi modern classic that is getting a re-release this year from Tor.While it is not a golden age sci-fi, missing the era by about 50 years, it definitely feels like a tribute to the great classics. This is the galaxy in the unimaginably distant future, populated with millions of species. “Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.” —David Brin Thirty-Thousand years before A Fire Upon the Deep, 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. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge’s career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. A Fire Upon the Deep Finding its way into the top ten of many science fiction lists, A Fire Upon the Deep is a thoroughly engrossing novel, both in terms of plot and scientific believability. powerful book. In fact, this story was a sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep. EMBED. August 31st 2010 The first third of this book is some of the best science-fiction I have ever read: good writing, fast pace, some breathtaking action, excellent balance between narrative and explanation, and some really, REALLY cool ideas thoroughly thought-out and implemented. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. It's more of a companion piece. Published in 1993, it was named the Hugo Award for best novel of the year because of its complex, detailed, and thought-provoking dramatic plot about a galactic … The world is a medieval setting and it's interesting to see how each of the groups ben. It has one of the single coolest alien species I've ever seen and the story is really great. flag. A human colony high in the Beyond (see belowfor an explanation of the Zones of Thought) had dispatched an expedition to the low Transcend, having lea… I admire the author's creation and the writing is decent if not riveting. A handful of novels were more than outpaced by dozens of short stories as well as numerous feature articles.… It was amazingly creative and clever, and is easily one of the best sci-fi books I've ever laid hands on. It could have given the whole thing much more speed and suspense if there would have been a more complex dynamic, anyone who's ever thought they could possibly stomach science fiction. Entering the Zones of Thought, some of the best worldbuilding physics metaphysics fusion, alternative universe functioning explanation space opera escalation. They had no contact with Johanna. Several times my brain practically crackled and I said, "wow" out loud when certain ideas Vinge had been hinting at "clicked" and became clear. And above that is the “transcend,” where automation goes beyond sentience into transcendence, where the great powers operate. Zones of thought dictating space time, transcendent Power turned Perversion turned Blight, a benevolent vegetable race in long-term memory carts, a burning space station firefight, an epic chase at fluctuating speeds of light, medieval, pack minded, seal-rat-dog people and a seemingly classic struggle between good and evil. Their parents are killed by the inhabitants of the planet, and they and their space ship are taken hostage by two warring factions. A Fire Upon the Deep plays this straight with humans and many species of aliens (in fact, failure to uphold this trope on a low-tech world becomes a major plot point in the sequel), but inverts with Powers, which rarely exist for more than ten years, before losing interest in … [This has been bothering me...if the term "tines"was coined by Johanna, how did the folks on the OOB know to call it Tines World or refer to the creatures as Tines. flag. children on the run. That bothered me for a sec too, until I remembered it was briefly mentioned that Steel had learned of Johanna's use of the term and liked it, so he st. That bothered me for a sec too, until I remembered it was briefly mentioned that Steel had learned of Johanna's use of the term and liked it, so he started calling his race that. Splendid deep-space adventure. This was such an incredibly fascinating book and I wish I could have read it all straight through. Absolutely mind-bending. Filled with big, huge ideas and amazing technology. Vernor Vinge has become one of my favorite science fiction authors with this amazing novel. The hallmark of a good science fiction novel, according to me, is the introduction of some new hypothetical concept based on the scientific progress at the time of publishing. Several times my brain practically crackled and I said, "wow" out loud when certain ideas Vinge had been hinting at "clicked" and became clear. Author: Vernor Vinge: Publisher: Gollancz, 2016 St. Martin's Press, 2002 Gollancz, 2002 Tor, 1992 Millennium, 1992 Science Fiction Book Club, 1992: Series: Zones of Thought: Book 1 1. ), The Coming Technological Singularity: How to Survive in the Post-Human Era, August 2018 Group Read - A Fire Upon the Deep, Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Spring Books. It seemed to me that this novel was an attempt by the author to have his cake and eat it too. Vinge is also pretty skilled at keeping the vast hard-sci-fi-space-opera scope of the book fascinating, but not letting that complexity overwhelm the characters or plot. Please read the following sentence twice: This is an impressive work of hard science fiction. STREET CRED The Lenny Bruce Performance Film Cancel My Appointments - 'til the Year 2000 share. Vinge's high-water mark to date and his masterwork, I think. We begin with the destruction of the expedition, the few survivors fleeing down the galaxy to the very edge of the slowness with something that just might be able to save everyone. They do not realize it, but their space ship holds the key to destroying an alien race that is destroying the civilizations of the galaxy. The reviews for it are stellar, and it did won a Hugo. 7 people found this helpful. It has one of the single coolest alien species I've ever seen and the story is really great. Collections Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge True Names. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Vernor Vinge’s A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) Vernor Vinge is an American Science-Fiction author who has been publishing since the mid-1960s yet who has been far from prolific when it comes to producing longer works. Listen to this audiobook excerpt from Vernor Vinge's science fiction novel A Fire Upon the Deep, winner of the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The awakened power begins to absorb civilizations by the hundreds above, and far below the survivors are caught up in the political struggles of primitive, doglike, group-minded aliens. Nothing that happens there affects this story. power in numbers! Maybe I'll come off as bi-polar when I start this five star review (my first of 2011) with an extensive list of why the book I'm applauding is utter garbage. Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. The book plays with ideas of sentience, of communication, of information systems. This was such an incredibly fascinating book and I wish I could have read it all straight through. I must have missed something. One of my favorite Hard SF novels of all-time. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! We’d love your help. Sword & Laser Goodreads Group Discussion of A Fire Upon The Deep. No_Favorite. 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