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A Deepness in the Sky
by Vernor Vinge
One of the best sci-fi books I’ve ever read. The story rivals Fire Upon the Deep and the length and detail in the narrative are incredible. Taking place over a few centuries, the story details two rival human expeditions and their monitoring of the spider-like aliens who live on the only planet orbiting the star OnOff - a strange star which ‘turns off’ every ~30 years into a period of darkness lasting 200 years. The book has many plot threads working in the background throughout which all converge at the end for a very satisfying conclusion which leads into Pham Nuwen’s story in Fire Upon the Deep. Highly recommended if you like space opera and literary sci-fi with an emphasis on alien cultures.