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A review by seabright22
A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Loved it. Took me a while to finish but that’s on me, it’s brilliant grand sci-fi.
Really well thought out concepts of the universe and the people and systems that would exist within it, spun out in a believable and consistent manner, backed up by some really amazing character work.
Pham, the two Riders and Johanna especially stand out as amazing, and I’d be remiss to not mention how brilliantly the Tines are depicted. The introduction and exploration of how they work and their society is done so expertly alongside us slowly finding out more and more about the galaxy itself.
It’s brilliant, might not be a book I recommend to everyone but anyone I know who loves sci-fi is going to hear me talk about this constantly.
Really well thought out concepts of the universe and the people and systems that would exist within it, spun out in a believable and consistent manner, backed up by some really amazing character work.
Pham, the two Riders and Johanna especially stand out as amazing, and I’d be remiss to not mention how brilliantly the Tines are depicted. The introduction and exploration of how they work and their society is done so expertly alongside us slowly finding out more and more about the galaxy itself.
It’s brilliant, might not be a book I recommend to everyone but anyone I know who loves sci-fi is going to hear me talk about this constantly.