

More than just a great science fiction adventure, A Deepness in the Sky is a universal drama of courage, self-discovery, and the redemptive power of love.Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep for their strange star to relight and for their planet to reawaken, as it does every two hundred and fifty years. The group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds.

Thirty-Thousand years before A Fire Upon the Deep, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race.

After thousands of years of searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. "Vinge is one of the best visionary writers of SF today." - David Brin This new Tor Essentials edition of Vernor Vinge's A Deepness In the Sky includes an introduction by the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning Jo Walton, author of Among Others.
