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SUMMARY:A Deepness in the Sky - Vernor Vinge
DESCRIPTION:A Deepness In the Sky is the story of Pham Nuwen\, a small cog 
 in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. Both they and the Emerg
 ents are orbiting Arachna\, a dormant planet which will shortly wake up wh
 en it's On/Off star relights after decades of darkness. Both groups hope t
 o exploit the coming age of technology and commerce on Arachna. But while 
 the Queng Ho seek only to trade aggressively\, the Emergents plans are far
  more sinister\, amounting to little short of genocide . . .\n\nThis hefty
  novel returns to the Universe of Vernor Vinge's 1993 Hugo winner A Fire U
 pon the Deep--but 30\,000 years earlier. It has the same sense of epic vas
 tness despite happening mostly in one isolated solar system. Here there's 
 a world of intelligent spider- creatures who traditionally hibernate throu
 gh the "Deepest Darkness" of their strange variable sun's long "off" perio
 ds\, when even the atmosphere freezes. Now science offers them an alternat
 ive. Meanwhile\, attracted by spider radio transmissions\, two human starf
 leets come exploring: merchants hoping for customers\, and tyrants who wan
 t slaves. Their inevitable clash leaves only crippled remnants of both fle
 ets\, with power in the wrong hands\, leading to a long wait in space unti
 l the spiders develop exploitable technology. Over the years Vinge builds 
 compelling tension through multiple story lines and characters. In the sky
 \, hopes of rebellion against tyranny continue despite soothing lies\, bru
 tal repression and a mental bondage that can convert people into literal t
 ools. Down below\, the engagingly sympathetic spiders have their own probl
 ems. In flashback\, we see the grandiose ideals and ultimate betrayal of t
 he merchant culture's founder\, now among the human contingent and pretend
 ing to be a senile buffoon while plotting\, plotting. Major revelations\, 
 ironies and payoffs follow. A powerful story in the grandest SF tradition.
 \n-- David Langford\n\nA Deepness in the Sky is included in the collection
  Zones of Thought which also includes the sequel novel A Fire Upon the Dee
 p.\n\n\n\n\n\nAwards for A Deepness In The Sky\n\nA Deepness In The Sky is
  generally regarded as one of the most awarded Science Fiction novels of a
 ll time.\n\nNebula Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award): nomi
 nated for Best Novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_N
 ovel)\n\n1999 Hugo Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award): winner
  of Best Novel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel)\n\
 n2000 Prometheus Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Award): wi
 nner of best libertarian science fiction (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lib
 ertarian_science_fiction)\n\n2000 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (http://
 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_W._Campbell_Memorial_Award)\, winner\n\n2000 Ar
 thur C. Clarke Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke_Award)
 : nominee\n\n2000 Locus Award (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_Award): 
 nominee\n\n2000 http://www.londonin2014.org/sites/default/files/logosmalla
 lpha2.png (http://www.londonin2014.org)\n\nPlaces to this will be £3\, wh
 ich will help pay for our full supporters membership of London's bid for t
 he 72nd World Science Fiction Convention in 2014.
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