Vernor Vinge
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 704 pages Rating: 3.64 | 5703 Users | 512 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Children of the Sky |
| ISBN: | 0812579925 (ISBN13: 9780812579925) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://us.macmillan.com/thechildrenofthesky/VernorVinge |
| Series: | Zones of Thought #3 |
| Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Science Fiction Novel (2012), Prometheus Award Nominee for Best Novel (2012) |
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After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has produced an enthralling sequel to his memorable bestselling novel A Fire Upon the Deep.In Children of the Sky, ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human Children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred Children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them.
While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who seek power…and no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization that has taken root since the humans landed.
On a world of fascinating wonders and terrifying dangers, Vernor Vinge has created a powerful novel of adventure and discovery that will entrance the many readers of A Fire Upon the Deep. Filled with the inventiveness, excitement, and human drama that have become hallmarks of his work, Children of the Sky is sure to become another great milestone in Vinge's already stellar career.
One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011.
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| Title | : | The Children of the Sky (Zones of Thought #3) |
| Author | : | Vernor Vinge |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 704 pages |
| Published | : | May 2012 by Tom Doherty Associates (first published October 2011) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Space. Space Opera |
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Ratings: 3.64 From 5703 Users | 512 ReviewsJudgment About Books The Children of the Sky (Zones of Thought #3)
This was a very frustrating read/listen after I enjoyed the first two Zones of Thought books. This one (published 12 years after the second in the series and 19 years after the first, perhaps explaining the differences in style) had, I thought, some major problems with pacing, narrative structure and style. The author seemed to be aiming for a more character-driven story focused more on politicking and relationships compared to the first two books, but unfortunately this just led to too large aA Fire Upon the Deep is an important novel that SF fans really should read. I think, like Niven's Ringworld, it's a flawed book with really good ideas. Like Ringworld, it also has a much better sequel.The original book had two completely different plots centered around different, very interesting ideas. It was obvious that the one plot was moving toward the other, but only because they were appearing in the same book. There was no actual causal relationship between the two, so the book was
I've read a bunch of Vinge's other stuff, all of which I've really enjoyed...particularly the 'Peace War' books, which were just great. Large scale, big idea hard sci fi just floats my boat, and Vinge does that so well.This one, though, just didn't catch. It almost did, particularly given the way Vinge brings to life his aliens. One of the best marks of a good sci fi author is realistic alien cultures and mindstates, and the pack-minds of the Tines were just wonderfully realized.That said, I had
First off, I was a huge fan of Vinge's other books, A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. They were awesome examples of hard science fiction, rife with interesting and innovative ideas and characters. Sadly Children of the Sky does not come close to its predessesors.To me it felt like the story suffered from Secondbookitis. It seems pretty clear that there is going to be a sequel, but this book just didn't know what to do in the interim. It was interesting to see how the humans were
There's a scene in A Beautiful Mind where Nash is visited by a friend and former colleague after coming home from the mental hospital. Nash shows his friend his latest work, which is just childish scribbling, from a man who had previously done work worthy of a Nobel Prize. The friend gives him patronizing encouragement but it's clear that he's horrified at what has happened.That's how I felt upon getting into The Children of the Sky. Vinge has produced two of the best books I've ever had the
I can't say I waited twenty years for this like Vinge's long-time fans, since I only read A Fire Upon the Deep last year, but damn it was good to read another Vinge space opera. His Zones of Thought books now rival David Brin's Uplift series for my favorite SF. Vinge writes awesome, galaxy-spanning tales that manage to preserve some level of believability given a populated galaxy with super-advanced FTL technology, and he's particularly good with aliens, as he has proven with A Deepness in the
Not as immediately immersive as A Fire Upon the Deep, somewhat disappointing after part-readin A Deepness In The Sky recently, I'd have to described this as a curate's egg. The world building, given we've been here before, is wonderfully well handled, as is the integration of the High Lab humans into the Tinish Society.The tines are the most realised aspect of the book - Woodcarver is, thankfully, largely absent from this book, as is (sadly) Pilgrim. The replacement cast, among them Amdi and
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