A Fire Upon the Deep
Vinge, Vernor
ISBN 10: 0312851820 ISBN 13: 9780312851828
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, New York, 1992
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Light foxing edges of text block.; 8vo; 391 pages. Seller Inventory # 29430
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In a future universe in which a mind's potential is determined by its location in space, Straumli realm scientists use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon and unwittingly unleash a power capable of destroying the universe.
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It has been six years since Vinge's last book ( Marooned in Realtime ), but the wait proves worthwhile in this stimulating tale filled with ideas, action and likable, believable characters, both alien and human. Vinge presents a galaxy divided into Zones--regions where different physical constraints allow very different technological and mental possibilities. Earth remains in the "Slowness" zone, where nothing can travel faster than light and minds are fairly limited. The action of the book is in the "Beyond," where translight travel and other marvels exist, and humans are one of many intelligent species. One human colony has been experimenting with ancient technology in order to find a path to the "Transcend," where intelligence and power are so great as to seem godlike. Instead they release the Blight, an evil power, from a billion-year captivity. As the Blight begins to spread, a few humans flee with a secret that might destroy it, but they are stranded in a primitive low-tech world barely in the Beyond. While the Blight destroys whole races and star systems, a team of two humans and two aliens races to rescue the others, pursued by the Blight's agents and other enemies. With uninterrupted pacing, suspense without contrivance, and deftly drawn aliens who can be pleasantly comical without becoming cute, Vinge offers heart-pounding, mind-expanding science fiction at its best.
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Title: A Fire Upon the Deep
Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates, New York
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: 1st.
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is my personal copy. I bought it new from Vernor and immediately put an archival dust jacket protector on it. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Small smudge from the one an donly time I read it. Smudge is on the page edge only not on the printed part of the page. I had chocolate on my finger. Ugh. Smoke free home, kept in a glass bookcase. Photo is of the actual copy that I am selling. USA shipping is $8. International shipping will be calculated according to where you live. Make offer if you like, I'm old and selling all my stuff before I get too demented. Inscribed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1781216898078
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st printing, SIGNED by the author on the title page. This book is square, solid, and unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the dust jacket is sharp and in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. When you receive this book you'll feel as though you've received a postcard from the Ringworld, a snow globe from Tran-Ky-Ky, or a one-week guided tour of Trantor - TRANSPORTED! NOTE: Very light evidence of handling to the sides of the pages, and one small, beige stain. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 039623
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/1st printing, SIGNED by the author on the title page. This book is square, solid, and unread; the boards are solid and unblemished, and the dust jacket is sharp and in a protective Brodart cover. No price clippings, no remainder marks. When you receive this book you'll feel as though you've received a postcard from the Ringworld, a snow globe from Tran-Ky-Ky, or a one-week guided tour of Trantor - TRANSPORTED! NOTE: Just the faintest trace of handling to the sides of the pages, only visible in bright light. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 039622
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Boris Vallejo (illustrator). 1st Edition. First printing with complete number line down to 1. Signed and dated at a book event in San Diego (Condor, 2019) in my presence by author on title page. The book would be As New save for a tiny fold at page 289, barely noticable. Otherwise the book is unmarked and apparently unread. Tips are pointed, boards are firm and spine is tight. The jacket has a small crumple at spine bottom and slight fold along middle spine. Looks like a fire upon the deep now in a new shiny plastic cover. Shipping box is suitable for wrapping. Winner of the 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002394