ckeighley1 's review for:

A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

3.0

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A good sci-fi book which so nearly hits its mark. It gives possibly the most interesting concept in any science fiction with the zones of thought, and presents a wider question on the threats of higher intelligence, particularly on Artificial Intelligence. The tines race and medieval world is amazing and the best possible part of the novel. However the surrounding plot with the space travel is quite dull, and it’s a struggle to care for any characters. The writing at times seems to YA level, the news reels used to inform the reader of the wider universe is poorly done. The fantasy aspect in the tines world is great but the wider universe parts are a slog.