
A Fire Upon the Deep
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Narrated by:
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Peter Larkin
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By:
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Vernor Vinge
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.
A Fire upon the Deep, which began the Zones of Thought series, is the winner of the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel.
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Loved the universe and the aliens
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Is there anything you would change about this book?
The story is very unique. So if you are looking for something different then this is it. The alien creatures are very very alien, but not like your normal genre humanoid-looking aliens but talking trees and dogs. This seemed to me more like a adulterated children's book then a fresh sci-fi tale.SPOILER ALERT: I hate when a book ends with a super powerful unexplained phenomenon.
Has A Fire Upon the Deep turned you off from other books in this genre?
Nope. Still love my scifi and fantasy.What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
The descriptions were detailed in some areas but others it was hard to follow what the setting looked like. The creatures were so odd it was very hard to hold an image in your mind of what was going on. I found myself daydreaming through sections while driving and when I rewound, found that I hadn't missed anything.Any additional comments?
I have to say I was entertained but I would not continue with this series.Wierd but not in a good way...
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One of the best science fiction works I've read
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Would you consider the audio edition of A Fire Upon the Deep to be better than the print version?
Don't knowWhat did you like best about this story?
Amazing creativity, introduction to cool scientific ideas and compelled me to review Einstein, really fleshed out world that makes BSG or Hollywood Sci fi seem puerile by comparison.What does Peter Larkin bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Great vocal range and giving consistent voices to the different characters.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes but for lack of time....Any additional comments?
My new favorite Sci Fi story.Hollywood writers could never come up with this
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What imagination!
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Absolutely Amazing!
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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Fantastic book filled with many new sci-fi ideas that add flavor and discovery to every page. Vinge's obvious interest and personal depth in science and math clearly come out in the book - and yet it is his character's complex and often endearing personas that make the book so engaging. The story must have been something crafted in Vinge's mind long before he ever wrote it - the way he pulled all the pieces together to a final climactic ending that was overwhelming, elating, and yet bittersweet.Favorite Sci-Fi book of all time
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excellent sci fi
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All sci-fi, No boredom
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Good Narrating, better story!
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