{"product_id":"a-deepness-in-the-sky-9781250905970","title":"A Deepness in the Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTor Essentials presents new editions of science fiction and fantasy titles of proven merit and lasting value, each volume introduced by an appropriate literary figure. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis new Tor Essentials edition of Vernor Vinge's \u003c\/i\u003eA Deepness In the Sky\u003ci\u003e includes an introduction by the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning Jo Walton, author of \u003c\/i\u003eAmong Others.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter thousands of years of searching, humans stand on the verge of first contact with an alien race. Two human groups: the Qeng Ho, a culture of free, innovative traders, and the Emergents, a ruthless society based on the technological enslavement of minds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe group that opens trade with the aliens will reap unimaginable riches. But first, both groups must wait at the aliens' very doorstep, for their strange star to relight and for the alien planet to reawaken, as it does every two hundred and fifteen years... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmidst terrible treachery, the Qeng Ho must fight for their freedom and for the lives of the unsuspecting innocents on the planet below, while the aliens themselves play a role unsuspected by Qeng Ho and Emergents alike. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just a great science fiction adventure, A Deepness In the Sky\u003ci\u003e is a universal drama of courage, self-discovery, and the redemptive power of love.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVinge, Vernor:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eVernor Vinge \u003c\/b\u003ehas won five Hugo Awards, two of them for novels in the Zones of Thought series, \u003ci\u003eA Fire Upon the Deep \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Deepness in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella \"True Names,\" which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many novels also include\u003ci\u003e Marooned in Realtime, Rainbows End \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Peace War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalton, Jo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JO WALTON won the Best Novel Hugo and Nebula Awards for \u003ci\u003eAmong Others\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and the World Fantasy Award for \u003ci\u003eTooth and Claw\u003c\/i\u003e (2003). She is the only writer other than Ursula K. Le Guin to win Best Novel in all three awards. Aside from her many other acclaimed novels, she has written extensively about SF and fantasy for Tor.com and other venues for over two decades. She lives in Montreal.","brand":"Tor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51805511975186,"sku":"9781250905970","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4e0e2c1-5660-498b-ba8e-3752c83525fc.jpg?v=1765973100","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-deepness-in-the-sky-9781250905970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}