{"product_id":"a-fire-upon-the-deep-paperback","title":"A Fire Upon the Deep - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in a new trade paperback edition for the Tor Essentials line, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is sure to bring a new generation of SF fans to Vinge's award-winning works.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Hugo Award-winning Novel  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today.\"-David Brin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThousands of years in the future, humanity is no longer alone in a universe where a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures, and technology, can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these regions of thought, but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves all natural and artificial intelligence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFleeing this galactic threat, Ravna crash lands on a strange world with a ship-hold full of cryogenically frozen children, the only survivors from a destroyed space-lab. They are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTor books by Vernor Vinge \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZones of Thought Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon The Deep \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Deepness In The Sky \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Children of The Sky \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRealtime\/Bobble Series\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarooned in Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther Novels\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Witling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTatja Grimm's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRainbows End\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollections\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCollected Stories of Vernor Vinge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Names \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge\u003c\/b\u003e has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: \u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Deepness in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 include \u003ci\u003eMarooned in Realtime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRainbows End\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fire Upon the Deep\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692900290623,"sku":"9781250237750","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a7b76b09663e655543293f4bb5d711eb.webp?v=1764997021","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/a-fire-upon-the-deep-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}