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A Fire Upon the Deep is a 1992 science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge.[1]

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  1. 44 relations: A Deepness in the Sky, Artificial intelligence, Bokmål, Boris Vallejo, Bussard ramjet, CD-ROM, ClariNet, Connie Willis, Doomsday Book (novel), Earth, Ebook, Faster-than-light, Galactic Center, Galactic halo, Genocide, Group mind (science fiction), Hard science fiction, Hugo Award for Best Novel, Jo Walton, Joan D. Vinge, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award, Middle Ages, Milky Way, Nebula Award for Best Novel, Norway, Norwescon, Nynorsk, Reactor (magazine), Science fiction, Sculptor Galaxy, Slashdot, Space opera, Space warfare, Superintelligence, Superluminal communication, Suspended animation, Technological singularity, The Children of the Sky (novel), The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge, Tor Books, Usenet, Vernor Vinge, 1992 in literature.

  2. Apocalyptic fiction
  3. Novels by Vernor Vinge

A Deepness in the Sky

A Deepness in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the Deep and a Deepness in the Sky are Hugo Award for Best Novel-winning works, novels by Vernor Vinge and tor Books books.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Bokmål

Bokmål is one of the official written standards for the Norwegian language, alongside Nynorsk.

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Boris Vallejo

Boris Vallejo (born January 8, 1941) is a Peruvian-American painter who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and erotica genres.

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Bussard ramjet

The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel.

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CD-ROM

A CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs.

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ClariNet

ClariNet Communications Corp was an online newspaper service delivered over the internet.

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Connie Willis

Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis (born December 31, 1945), commonly known as Connie Willis, is an American science fiction and fantasy writer.

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Doomsday Book (novel)

Doomsday Book is a 1992 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. A Fire Upon the Deep and Doomsday Book (novel) are 1992 American novels, 1992 science fiction novels and Hugo Award for Best Novel-winning works.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Ebook

An ebook (short for electronic book), also spelled as e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in electronic form, consisting of text, images, or both, readable on the flat-panel display of computers or other electronic devices.

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Faster-than-light

Faster-than-light (superluminal or supercausal) travel and communication are the conjectural propagation of matter or information faster than the speed of light.

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Galactic Center

The Galactic Center is the barycenter of the Milky Way and a corresponding point on the rotational axis of the galaxy.

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Galactic halo

A galactic halo is an extended, roughly spherical component of a galaxy which extends beyond the main, visible component.

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Genocide

Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people, either in whole or in part.

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Group mind (science fiction)

A group mind, group ego, mind coalescence, or gestalt intelligence in science fiction is a plot device in which multiple minds, or consciousnesses, are linked into a single collective consciousness or intelligence.

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic.

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Hugo Award for Best Novel

The Hugo Award for Best Novel is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published in, or translated to, English during the previous calendar year. A Fire Upon the Deep and Hugo Award for Best Novel are Hugo Award for Best Novel-winning works.

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Jo Walton

Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet.

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Joan D. Vinge

Joan D. Vinge (born April 2, 1948, as Joan Carol Dennison) is an American science fiction author.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, was an annual award presented to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Locus Award

The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus, a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Milky Way

The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

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Nebula Award for Best Novel

The Nebula Award for Best Novel is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novels.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwescon

Norwescon is one of the largest regional science fiction and fantasy conventions in the United States.

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Nynorsk

Nynorsk is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål.

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Reactor (magazine)

Reactor, formerly Tor.com, is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine published by Tor Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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Sculptor Galaxy

The Sculptor Galaxy (also known as the Silver Coin Galaxy, Silver Dollar Galaxy, NGC 253, or Caldwell 65) is an intermediate spiral galaxy in the constellation Sculptor.

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Slashdot

Slashdot (sometimes abbreviated as /.) is a social news website that originally billed itself as "News for Nerds.

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Space opera

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare, with use of melodramatic, risk-taking space adventures, relationships, and chivalric romance.

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Space warfare

Space warfare is combat in which one or more belligerents are in outer space.

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Superintelligence

A superintelligence is a hypothetical agent that possesses intelligence far surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human minds.

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Superluminal communication

Superluminal communication is a hypothetical process in which information is conveyed at faster-than-light speeds.

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Suspended animation

Suspended animation is the temporary (short- or long-term) slowing or stopping of biological function so that physiological capabilities are preserved.

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Technological singularity

The technological singularity—or simply the singularity—is a hypothetical future point in time at which technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unforeseeable consequences for human civilization.

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The Children of the Sky (novel)

The Children of the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the Deep and the Children of the Sky (novel) are novels by Vernor Vinge, tor Books books and Transhumanist books.

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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the Deep and The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge are tor Books books.

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Tor Books

Tor Books is the primary imprint of Tor Publishing Group (previously Tom Doherty Associates), a publishing company based in New York City.

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Usenet

Usenet, USENET, or, "in full", User's Network, is a worldwide distributed discussion system available on computers.

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Vernor Vinge

Vernor Steffen Vinge (October 2, 1944 – March 20, 2024) was an American science fiction author and professor.

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1992 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1992.

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See also

Apocalyptic fiction

Novels by Vernor Vinge

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_Upon_the_Deep

Also known as A fire on the deep, Fire upon the deep, Pham Nuwen, Tine (race).