A Fire Upon the Deep - Vernor Vinge Reviews

If this title is anything to go by, then Mr Vinge surely is the master that his reputation says he is. This is the first of his books that I've read, and while it is not a tale that grabs you by the throat and does not let you put it down until the end (600+ pages sees to that one!), once finished, it leaves the reader with feeling ...

This is a wonderful story with the most imaginative aliens ever! One cannot put this book down as our 4 heroes race to rescue a boy ,who is marooned on a medieval planet populated with dog like creatures ,who only have human like conciousnesses if they live as packs. The heroes race to rescue this boy and the Galaxy!! It is wonderful how the ...

Just as a pre-cursor, I don't tell stories in reviews. IMHO the whole point of a review is attitude on why you should read it. This book is probably the best sci-fi book I've ever read, due to it's cultures, their long term plans, the universe within it and the interesting (read as good) style of writing. The ideas ...