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<em>Deepness</em> proves Vinge a master of quality space opera
The Qeng Ho fleet was the first to arrive at the OnOff star. That might not matter. For the last fifty years of their voyage, they had watched the torch-plumes of the Emergent fleet as it decelerated… more →
FROM A SCI-FI STANDPOINT
A Fire Upon the Deep -Vernor Vinge (Science Fiction)
wrote 5 months ago: I barely finished this book. The pacing was so slow in the middle, I walked away and read “Th … more →
Top 10 Science Fiction Novels
wrote 6 months ago: I have found it really useful to skim through the various top ten and top hundred lists of best sci- … more →
Vernor Vinge at the National Book Festival
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wrote 8 months ago: On Sunday, my first order of National Book Festival business was to attend a presentation celebrati … more →
Wordy Wednesday - A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
wrote 8 months ago: I picked this up on a whim, because why not? As sci-fi, it had some neat ideas. As a novel, it dragg … more →
A Fire Upon the Deep
wrote 10 months ago: Our next book for reading and discussion is A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the De … more →
Interstellar Travel
wrote 1 year ago: The most important part of writing science fiction is laying down a set of rules which stays constan … more →
“The Children of the Sky” by Vernor Vinge (Tor, 2011)
wrote 1 year ago: The Children of the Sky is the long-awaited sequel to the Hugo Award-winning A Fire Upon the Deep, f … more →
Science Fiction Genres and their Definitions
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wrote 1 year ago: These definitions are my own and are not official in any way. If you question a definition, go ahead … more →
“A Fire Upon the Deep” by Vernor Vinge (TOR, 2011)
wrote 1 year ago: Practically an instant classic and winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel for 1993, A Fire Upon the … more →
Already Read: Vernor Vinge
wrote 1 year ago: Its appropriate that I start with Vernor Vinge. I just finished his newest novel Children of the Sky … more →
JOURNAL ENTRY 2344.6
wrote 1 year ago: I am sipping (translation: reading slowly, lightly, with enjoyment) Vernor Vinge’s “A Fi … more →
A Fire Upon the Deepness in the Children of the Sky
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wrote 1 year ago: So there’s a new Vernor Vinge book out: The Children of the Sky. You may remember Vinge from s … more →
New Releases: 08/16/2011
wrote 1 year ago: See upcoming releases. … more →
Vernor Vinge Prize Pack Sweepstakes
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wrote 1 year ago: Sign up for the Tor/Forge Newsletter for a chance to win the following prize pack: We’ll also toss i … more →
Goodreads First Reads: A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
wrote 1 year ago: Enter for a chance to win a copy on Goodreads! About A Fire Upon the Deep: In 1992 Vernor Vinge amaz … more →
Book Review: A Fire Upon the Deep
wrote 2 years ago: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (534 pages, Science Fiction) This book was the one that made m … more →
Book Review: A Fire Upon the Deep
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wrote 2 years ago: I’m hitting the road again; this time I’m headed to Vegas (for a writers retreat) and th … more →
Book review from my archives: A Fire Upon the Deep
wrote 2 years ago: A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge The galaxy is divided into Zones, different laws of nature applyin … more →
Vernor Vinge - The Ungoverned
wrote 3 years ago: The Ungoverned is the sequel to The Peace War, which I read late last year. According to my Reader … more →
