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This hefty novel returns to the universe of Vernor Vinge's 1973 Hugo winner A Fire Upon the Deep--but 30,000 years earlier. It has the same sense of epic vastness despite happening mostly in one isolated solar system. Here there's a world of intelligent spider- creatures who traditionally hibernate through the "Deepest Darkness" of their strange variable sun's long "off" periods, when even the atmosphere freezes. Now science offers them an alternative. Meanwhile, attracted by spider radio transmissions, two human starfleets come exploring: merchants hoping for customers, and tyrants who want slaves. Their inevitable clash leaves only crippled remnants of both fleets, with power in the wrong hands, leading to a long wait in space until the spiders develop exploitable technology. Over the years Vinge builds compelling tension through multiple storylines and characters. In the sky, hopes of rebellion against tyranny continue despite soothing lies, brutal repression and a mental bondage that can convert people into literal tools. Down below, the engagingly sympathetic spiders have their own problems. In flashback, we see the grandiose ideals and ultimate betrayal of the merchant culture's founder, now among the human contingent and pretending to be a senile buffoon while plotting, plotting. Major revelations, ironies and payoffs follow. A powerful story in the grandest SF tradition. -- David Langford
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This hefty novel returns to the universe of Vernor Vinge's 1993 Hugo winner A Fire Upon the Deep--but 30,000 years earlier. The story has the same sense of epic vastness despite happening mostly in one isolated solar system. Here there's a world of intelligent spider creatures who traditionally hibernate through the "Deepest Darkness" of their strange variable sun's long "off" periods, when even the atmosphere freezes. Now, science offers them an alternative... Meanwhile, attracted by spider radio transmissions, two human starfleets come exploring--merchants hoping for customers and tyrants who want slaves. Their inevitable clash leaves both fleets crippled, with the power in the wrong hands, which leads to a long wait in space until the spiders develop exploitable technology. Over the years Vinge builds palpable tension through multiple storylines and characters. In the sky, hopes of rebellion against tyranny continue despite soothing lies, brutal repression, and a mental bondage that can convert people into literal tools. Down below, the engagingly sympathetic spiders have their own problems. In flashback, we see the grandiose ideals and ultimate betrayal of the merchant culture's founder, now among the human contingent and pretending to be a senile buffoon while plotting, plotting... Major revelations, ironies, and payoffs follow. A powerful story in the grandest SF tradition. --David Langford, Amazon.co.uk
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Some have questioned the relation between A Deepness in the Sky and A Fire Upon the Deep, complaining that, aside from being in the same universe and sharing one character, that they have nothing in common.
I beg to differ.
A Deepness in the Sky is a Fire Upon the Deep turned inside out. There is a brilliant symmetry between the two novels and I definitely believe that either novel is enhanced by the reading of the other.
AFUtD was grand space opera. It was also representative of what Mr. Vinge hopes the future can be: unlimited vistas and boundless advances in technology. As a consequence, the book had a tendency to focus on its grand vision to the detriment of its characters, who ended up feeling flattened by comparison (read some of the Amazon customer reviews for AFUtD to see what I mean).
ADitS, by contrast, represents Mr. Vinge's fear of what the future may hold for us. If technology does, in fact, plateau at some level and if the technological singularity is never achieved, Mr. Vinge predicts that humanity will be doomed to an endless sequence of technological rises and falls. ADitS makes, in my opinion, some very good cases for this. As a consequence, even though the book is chock full of high technology, with respect to our civilization, and even though it imagines humanity spread among the stars, it manages to convey a sense of claustrophobia - especially for those who have read AFUtD. Because the universe is so "cramped", the focus of the novel is directed (with almost painful intensity) upon the characters of the novel.
This novel is long and it has more than its fair share of depressing aspects. I can not, however, think of anything that ought to have been subtracted from it. As for the sense of pessimism, I think that it is absolutely critical to read this in context of the largert universe presented in AFUtD. Yes, the characters, and their cultures, are trapped within a cosmological box, but it's a box that DOES have an open end. An opening that will, more importantly, be found by Pham Nguwen... just not yet.
In sum, I think that this is a true tour de force and an entirely apt sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep.
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Sequels to award winning novels are always somewhat of a disappointment, especially when those novels are of the scope and vision of Vernor Vinge's "A Fire Upon the Deep" and prequels to award winning novels are even harder to write since you know what is going to happen in the next novel. However Vernor Vinge has managed to write a prequel to "A Fire Upon the Deep" that is if anything better than that novel and which can be read independently of it without losing anything. The characterization in "A Deepness in the Sky" is far better than it was in A Fire Upon the Deep, the aliens are better characterized and the descriptions of the Qeng Ho interstellar trading empire are fascinating as is the lead character, Pham Nuwen. I got this book last week and read it straight through without being able to put it down, even when I was going through passport control at the Munich airport.
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Vinge is one of my favorite authors and I ordered this book before it was published. I highly recommend his previous novel FIRE UPON THE DEEP, and maybe it was high expectations that left me wanting more from this new novel. The story has a superb ending "twist" but sacrifices much to achieve it. The nice things is, you can read the book twice and glean much anew. But it makes for a tiring first read: e.g. why the heck don't the aliens meet the humans until so near the ending. Ahhh, that's why. Still, this plot device made some sections numbingly long.
All that said, I really do treasure the vision this book puts forth. It doesn't get more real than this, and that is what makes it exciting: no warp speed or photon torpedos -- Vinge creates a window into our tomorrow, and there is much to learn from it. Also, I've read some cracks on the author that he doesn't do characterization -- not true. The characters in the book are richly textured. The action is taut, and captivating. Vinge deserves tremendous praise, fame, and fortune for this work.
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When giving only one star I'm not refering to the content of the book. Here I can strongly follow the other readers and would gladly give 5 stars. Lesen Sie weiter...
When giving only one star I'm not refering to the content of the book. Here I can strongly follow the other readers and would gladly give 5 stars. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Mai 2010 von scifiharlekin
Exzellentes SciFi, keine gewöhnliche Story
Ich habe mir beide Bücher, "A Deepness In The Sky" und "A Fire Upon The Deep" gleichzeitig gekauft und sie in chronologischer Reihenfolge gelesen (also zuerst den hier... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Januar 2005 veröffentlicht
"Traditional" Science Fiction Doesn't Get Much Better
This is, technically, a prequel to A FIRE UPON THE DEEP (a magnificent but possibly less involving book). Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Juli 2000 von Alex D. Groce
Superb Science Fiction
I read 'A fire upon the deep' a few years ago -(after Archie and Veronica became more than comic characters but before Yahoo symbolized anything other than a local yokel) it was... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 16. Juli 2000 von "knightfall"
The Best SF Novel of 1999
This is a wonderful SF novel. It's the first novel in a while to really engage me on the sense of wonder level, and to again awaken the feelings of awe and of "I want to be... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 28. Juni 2000 von Richard R. Horton
The Best Science Fiction Book Ever Written
I read this book for the first time shortly after it came outlast year, and over a year later I'm still reading it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. Juni 2000 veröffentlicht
Good stuff, thought-provoking as always
Not as grand and universe-spanning as "A Fire Upon the Deep": "Deepness" takes place entirely in the Slow Zone, the part of the galaxy where you can't travel... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von David M. Chess
Sci-fi at it's best!
This book is one of few which portrays a future for human life which seems all too real. Despite the high technology of the civilization, many of us sci-fi readers dream of a... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 14. Juni 2000 von Mike Foroobar
A Stunning and Engrossing Tale
There are many delightful aspects to this well-written work. Its most stunning quality is its clever, complex, and detailed look at first contact and the intricacies of a truly... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. Juni 2000 von Joshua Villines
Very good book, which some flaws.
This is a good book that shows a good deal of creativity, and builds sympathy for the characters. Two flaws keep this from being a "masterpiece".
1) It's not polished. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 9. Juni 2000 von Brian
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