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A review by geekwayne
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
4.0
I recently got to read 'A Fire Upon The Deep' by Vernor Vinge. It's a big doorstop of a book at 613 pages, but I'm glad I finally read it.
When a spaceship crash lands on a strange planet, the citizens attack it and take two of the survivors hostage. The planet is a kind of pre-medieval society made up of a race called Tines. Meanwhile, as the Blight which caused this crash continues to spread about the galaxy, a strange team forms to attempt a rescue of the hostages. It will be a dangerous trip as they are pursued and betrayed.
There is a lot going on in this book, but Vernor Vinge handles it all deftly. It's not a book that was particularly easy to get in to, and the answers to things stay strange and vague. But there are really interesting races and concepts. It took me a fair amount of time to read this. It was not an easy read, but it was ultimately a satisfying one and I'm glad I read it.
When a spaceship crash lands on a strange planet, the citizens attack it and take two of the survivors hostage. The planet is a kind of pre-medieval society made up of a race called Tines. Meanwhile, as the Blight which caused this crash continues to spread about the galaxy, a strange team forms to attempt a rescue of the hostages. It will be a dangerous trip as they are pursued and betrayed.
There is a lot going on in this book, but Vernor Vinge handles it all deftly. It's not a book that was particularly easy to get in to, and the answers to things stay strange and vague. But there are really interesting races and concepts. It took me a fair amount of time to read this. It was not an easy read, but it was ultimately a satisfying one and I'm glad I read it.