A Deepness in the Sky
Vernor Vinge
775 pages, Mass Market Paperback
ISBN: 0812536355
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Language: English
Publish: January 15, 2000
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The prequel to A Fire Upon The Deep, this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. The Queng Ho and the Emergents are orbiting the dormant planet Arachna, which is about to wake up to technology, but the Emergents’ plans are sinister.