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A Fire Upon the Deep
Published 1992 by Tor Books · 391 pages
Hugo · 1993
WinnerNebula · 1993
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Hugo 19935 finalists · tied winners
Vernor Vinge on these ballots
7 award entries · 5 books · 3 wins · 1985–2007
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Synopsis
In a galaxy divided into Zones of Thought where physical laws vary, a human family releases an ancient superintelligence. Information needed to stop it may be held by two children stranded on a medieval world inhabited by pack-minded aliens.
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Details
- Series
- Zones of Thought · Book 1
- Author nationality
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780312851828