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Marooned in Realtime
Marooned in Realtime
Author: Vernor Vinge
ISBN-13: 9780312942953
ISBN-10: 0312942958
Publication Date: 9/1986
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4 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 1
Note: "Marooned" is a sequel to "The Peace War" but I have not read the latter and didn't even a little lost. I will go back and read it now.

Vinge is a master of the genre - a genius of hard sci-fi. "Marooned" is a murder mystery set in a post-singularity Earth. The remnants of humanity skip forward through time years at a time, "bobbling" themselves in impenetrable force fields that stop time within their boundaries. Being left outside one of these force fields without medical care or any technology is a death sentence. And that's what happens to one of the characters. Our protagonist, a detective in a former life, is left to find the thief, who had decades to cover his or her tracks.
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Early Vernor Vinge is better than 90% of any other author's science fiction. This is a compelling, character-driven story that raises serious questions about future technology. Highly recommended.
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Icould not put the book down. The characters are so real. The story is realistic, scary, and sad. This is exactly how I would imagine people would react to these events and open up endless possibilities.