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The Hugo and John W. Campbell Memorial Award-winning prequel to the magnificent A FIRE UPON THE DEEP.

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. A Fire upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale.Thousands of years hence, many races inhabit 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.Fleeing the threat, a family of scientists, including two children, are taken captive by the Tines, an alien race with a harsh medieval culture, and used as pawns in a ruthless power struggle. A rescue mission, not entirely composed of humans, must rescue the children-and a secret that may save the rest of interstellar civilization.

Ocitáme se tisíce let v budoucnosti. Galaxii obývá celá řada živočišných druhů, jejichž technologická vyspělost a dokonce i inteligence závisejí na tom, kde přesně v galaxii se nacházejí. Nejzazší a jádru nejvzdálenější vrstva zvaná Transcend je domovem božských superinteligencí, zatímco v Nevědomých hlubinách okolo jádra mohou existovat jen primitivní živočišné formy a ty nejjednodušší technologie. Nikdo netuší, jaká síla kdysi rozdělila galaxii na tyto „kognitivní zóny“, nicméně když ctižádostiví lidští archeologové otevřou dávno zapomenutý archiv na hranici Transcendu, probudí prastarou inteligenci, která má jediný cíl – znovu získat vládu nad galaxií, o niž přišla před pěti miliardami let. Následné pohromě unikne jediná rodina, jejíž členové včetně dvou dětí však záhy padnou do zajetí Spárů, příslušníků nelítostné středověké civilizace, kteří je ihned využijí jako figurky ve vzájemném mocenském boji. Na pomoc jim vyráží záchranná výprava, která má za úkol přivézt domů nejen je, ale také tajemství, které je jedinou nadějí na spásu veškerého inteligentního života v galaxii.

Vinge's masterpieces together at last, in one epic volume.

Two science fiction novels combined into one epic conveying the experience of travelling through millions of years of time.

Set fifty million years in the future, this narrative explores humanity's struggle for survival in a perilous high-tech environment. Multiple Hugo Award winner Vernor Vinge crafts a gripping tale where the fate of mankind hinges on a dangerous game, blending elements of science fiction with intense stakes. The story promises to challenge perceptions of technology and humanity's place in the universe, engaging readers with its imaginative scope and thrilling plot.

A collection of articles and essays about the new frontier of the Internet, especially a direct interface between brain and computer that enables game players of the future to actually experience the world of their fantasies.

Vernor Vinge's career in science fiction spans decades, beginning with his first story in 1965. Renowned for his innovative storytelling, he has evolved into a celebrated author, winning the prestigious Hugo Award for his last two novels. His contributions to the genre reflect both growth and a deep understanding of science fiction's potential, solidifying his status among the field's elite writers.

The Peace War is quintessential hard-science adventure. The Peace Authority conquered the world with a weapon that never should have been a weapon--the "bobble," a spherical force-field impenetrable by any force known to mankind. Encasing governmental installations and military bases in bobbles, the Authority becomes virtually omnipotent. But they've never caught Paul Hoehler, the maverick who invented the technology, and who has been working quietly for decades to develop a way to defeat the Authority. With the help of an underground network of determined, independent scientists and a teenager who may be the apprentice genius he's needed for so long, he will shake the world, in the fast-paced hard-science thriller that garnered Vinge the first of his four Hugo nominations for best novel.

In a near-future western civilization that is threatened by corruptive practices within its technologically advanced information networks, a recovered Alzheimer's victim and his family are caught up in a dangerous maelstrom beyond their worst imaginings