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"The physical extinction of the human race is one possibility." -- Vernor Vinge
Vernor Steffen Vinge () (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, U.S.) is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels and novellas A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999), Rainbows End (2006), Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002) and The Cookie Monster (2004), as well as for his 1984 novel The Peace War and his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences.

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Total Books: 98
A Fire Upon The Deep
2020 - A Fire Upon the Deep [Zones of Thought] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781250237750
ISBN-10: 1250237750
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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True Names And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier
2019 - True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier [Chinese Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9787559628237
ISBN-10: 7559628230
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Tiempos Nuevos en Fairmont High
2017 - Tiempos Nuevos En Fairmont High [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781542573108
ISBN-10: 1542573106
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Fast Times at Fairmont High
2016 - Fast Times at Fairmont High (Audio CD)Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9781531884208
ISBN-10: 1531884202
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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A Deepness in the Sky
2016 - A Deepness in the Sky [S.F. Masterworks] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781473211964
ISBN-10: 1473211964
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El Monstruo de las Galletas
2016 - El Monstruo De Las Galletas [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781533117151
ISBN-10: 1533117152
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Cookie monster
2016 - Cookie Monster [UNE HEURE LUMIERE] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782843441431
ISBN-10: 2843441439
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Rainbows End
2016 - Rainbows End [Hardcover - Chinese Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9787536481695
ISBN-10: 7536481691
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Un fuego sobre el abismo / A Fire Upon the Deep
2013 - Un Fuego Sobre El Abismo / a Fire Upon the Deep [Spanish Edition] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788490180792
ISBN-10: 8490180792
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Les enfants du ciel
2012 - Les Enfants Du Ciel (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9782221132104
ISBN-10: 2221132106
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The Children of the Sky
2012 - The Children of the Sky (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780812579925
ISBN-10: 0812579925
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Zones of Thought A Fire Upon the Deep / A Deepness in the Sky
2010 - Zones of Thought a Fire Upon the Deep / a Deepness in the Sky (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780575093690
ISBN-10: 0575093692
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Across realtime
2009 - Across Realtime [Chinese Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9787536466135
ISBN-10: 7536466137
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Al final del arcoiris
2008 - Al Final Del Arcoiris (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788466637763
ISBN-10: 8466637761
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
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Ein Feuer auf der Tiefe
2007 - Ein Feuer Auf Der Tiefe (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783453522855
ISBN-10: 3453522850
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Eine Tiefe am Himmel
2007 - Eine Tiefe Am Himmel (Other)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9783453522237
ISBN-10: 3453522230
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Tutti i racconti vol 2
2007 - Tutti I Racconti Vol 2 (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788842914693
ISBN-10: 884291469X
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The Witling
2006 - The Witling (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780765308863
ISBN-10: 076530886X
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Die Tiefen der Zeit
2006 - Die Tiefen Der Zeit (Other)
ISBN-13: 9783453521322
ISBN-10: 3453521323
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Tatja Grimm's World
2006 - Tatja Grimm's World (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780765308856
ISBN-10: 0765308851
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
  • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
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Tutti i racconti vol 1
2006 - Tutti I Racconti Vol 1 (Other)
ISBN-13: 9788842914471
ISBN-10: 8842914479
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2005 - I Simulacri (Other)
2003 - The Peace War [Peace War] (Paperback)
1981 - Nightflyers / True Names [Binary Star, No 5] (Paperback)
Future Histories [Award-winning Science Fiction Writers Predict Twenty Tomorrows for Communications] (Paperback)
Adncurile Cerului [Zones of Thought #2] (Paperback)