Rainbows End

　　Praise for Vernor Vinge

　　A Deepness in the SkyWinner of the 1999 Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

　　"A Deepness in the Sky more than justifies the old tag 'eagerly anticipated.' It's a space opera dealing with the age-old themes of exploration, first contact, different cultures, exploitation and, inevitably, conflict. An intriguing and mind-stretching epic. Highly recommended."

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　　A Fire Upon the Deep

　　Winner of the 1992 Hugo Award for Best Novel

　　"When I was young and had to write my address in a school notebook, I would begin with my street and apartment number and then go on through city, county, state, country and continent in a litany of ever more grandiose place names that did not end until I reached 'Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe.' In those days, it thrilled me that my small corner of the Bronx was just a one part of the vastness I could see in the sky at night. This is the feeling I got from reading A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge." Gerald Jonas, New York Times Book Review

　　Marooned in Realtime"Marooned in Realtime is a cracking good story that leaves the reader with plenty to think about. Vernor Vinge draws fine characters and writes a compelling plot. In the end, almost all the mysteries are solved-the only loose ends are those which will leave you pondering the future of Mankind and of the earth for weeks after you finish the book" The Baltimore Sun