"Fire upon the Deep" sequel "The Children of the Sky" coming spring 2011.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

I don't know how old that news is, I just found out.

[lazarus]

1. great news

loved both of those novels. Thanks!

[phantom power]

2. Cool. I loves me some Zones of Thought.

[lazarus]

3. it's my favourite SF cosmology

Vinge said he had to come up with an alternative to the Singularity if he wanted to do Space Opera, and that's the solution he found. Brilliant.

[phantom power]

4. Fun trivia fact: Frank Herbert invented his Butlerian Jihad for the same reason.

[lazarus]

6. didn't know that one

Thanks for the info.

[Swede]

5. Rik Rak Rum Scar

It's been awhile since I read it,but I remember it was fine.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. I believe it's RikRakScar

Rum was killed and Scar was the replacement.

[lazarus]

8. he starts

as Peregrine Wrickwrackrum, then becomes Wrickwrackscar, iirc. And I think he eventually absorbed some of Woodcarver at the end, but the book's on the other side of the room. :hi:

[Fumesucker]

9. I've been enjoying Vinge since "Marooned In Real Time"

I read that in Analog, it's a very interesting universe Vinge builds for that also, bobbles, the Singularity and one way time travel into the future allow for some powerful stories.

[scarletlib]

10. I just finished 'Fire Upon the Deep' last night.

Some of the best sci-fi I've ever read.

[Richard D]

11. I just finished it an hour ago.

Agreed.