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After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has created an enthralling sequel to his unforgettable best-selling novel A Fire Upon the Deep.Ten years have handed down Tines Globe, wherever Ravna Bergnsdot and numerous individual kids wound up after a catastrophe that nearly obliterated mankind through the universe. Ravna and the group animals which is why the earth is known as have lasted a battle, and Ravna has preserved several hundred kids who were in cold-sleep aboard the boat that produced them.While there's peace among the Tines, there are those among them—and among the humans—who find power…and regardless of the price, these malcontents are established to overturn the new culture that's taken root because the people landed.On an environment of intriguing miracles and frightening risks, Vernor Vinge has produced a strong book of adventure and discovery that will access the numerous visitors of The Fire Upon the Heavy. Full of the exhilaration, originality, and human crisis which have become hallmarks of his work, this new book will certainly become another great landmark in Vinge’s currently outstanding career. One of Library Journal's Best SF/Fantasy Books of 2011