The Children of the Sky

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Macmillan, Oct 11, 2011 - Fiction - 444 pages

After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has produced an enthralling sequel to his memorable bestselling novel A Fire Upon the Deep.

Ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them.

While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who seek power...and no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the humans landed.
On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vernor Vinge has created a powerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readers of A Fire Upon the Deep. Filled with the inventiveness, excitement, and human drama that have become hallmarks of his work, this new novel is sure to become another great milestone in Vinge's already stellar career.

One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011

 

Selected pages

Contents

Section 1
7
Section 2
8
Section 3
11
Section 4
16
Section 5
20
Section 6
49
Section 7
61
Section 8
79
Section 19
256
Section 20
265
Section 21
272
Section 22
277
Section 23
283
Section 24
305
Section 25
311
Section 26
317

Section 9
82
Section 10
112
Section 11
113
Section 12
120
Section 13
163
Section 14
179
Section 15
202
Section 16
213
Section 17
245
Section 18
247
Section 27
319
Section 28
340
Section 29
348
Section 30
355
Section 31
362
Section 32
387
Section 33
403
Section 34
430
Section 35
437
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Vernor Vinge
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Vernor Vinge
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About the author (2011)

Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, including one for each of his last three novels,A Fire Upon the Deep (1992),A Deepness in the Sky (1999), andRainbow's End (2006). 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. His many books also includeMarooned in Realtime andThe Peace War. Born in Waukesha, Wisconsin and raised in Central Michigan, Vinge is the son of geographers. Fascinated by science and particularly computers from an early age, he has a Ph.D. in computer science, and taught mathematics and computer science at San Diego State University for thirty years. He has gained a great deal of attention both here and abroad for his theory of the coming machine intelligence Singularity. Sought widely as a speaker to both business and scientific groups, he lives in San Diego, California.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Children of the Sky
Book 3 of Zones of Thought, Vernor Vinge
AuthorVernor Vinge
Editionillustrated
PublisherMacmillan, 2011
ISBN0312875622, 9780312875626
Length444 pages
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Fiction / Science Fiction / Alien Contact
Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Fiction / Science Fiction / Hard Science Fiction
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