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A Deepness in the Sky

(1999)
(The second book in the Zones of Thought series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
2000 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee)
2000 Hugo Award for Best Novel
2000 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2000 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee)
2000 Prometheus Award
1999 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee)

The prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep", this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. The Queng Ho and the Emergents are orbiting the dormant planet Arachna, which is about to wake up to technology, but the Emergents' plans are sinister.


Genre: Science Fiction

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