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A Fire Upon the Deep
Vernor Vinge

Published 1992 by Tor Books · 391 pages
Hugo Winner 1993Nebula Nominee 1993
Science FictionSynopsis
In a galaxy divided into Zones of Thought where the laws of physics vary, a human family inadvertently unleashes an ancient and malevolent superintelligence. As a galaxy-spanning threat grows, the key to stopping it may lie with a pair of children stranded on a medieval world inhabited by pack-minded aliens.
Classification
Details
Series
Zones of Thought #1
Author Nationality
US
ISBN
9780312851828