Zones of Thought book 1 · 1992
A Fire Upon the Deep
A malevolent superintelligence awakens at the edge of the galaxy. One ship escapes, crashing on a world of the Tines, dog-like aliens whose minds are shared across packs, and two children are caught in their wars, while a rescue mission races to reach them.
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Book facts
- Author
- Vernor Vinge
- Series
- Zones of Thought, book 1 of 3
- Published
- 1992
- Setting
- Set in space
- Story order
- Book 2 by the story’s timeline
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
In story order: after A Deepness in the Sky and before The Children of the Sky.
Who is in A Fire Upon the Deep
4 recurring or key characters from Vernor Vinge’s chart. Introduces Ravna Bergsndot, Pham Nuwen, Johanna Olsndot and Jefri Olsndot.
Lead 1
- Ravna BergsndotFirst appearanceLibrarian at Relay
Major 3
- Pham NuwenFirst appearanceTrader and fleet commander
- Johanna OlsndotFirst appearanceGirl stranded among the Tines
- Jefri OlsndotFirst appearanceJohanna's younger brother
Also featuring these characters
Other Vernor Vinge books that share the most characters with A Fire Upon the Deep.
- The Children of the Sky2011 · Zones of Thought · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon