The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

Since his first published story, Apartness, appeared in 1965, Vernor Vinge has forged a unique and awe-inspiring...
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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge by Vinge, Vernor

The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

¥5,457

The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

¥5,457
Author: Vernor Vinge
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Since his first published story, Apartness, appeared in 1965, Vernor Vinge has forged a unique and awe-inspiring career in science fiction as his work has grown and matured. He is now one of the most celebrated science fiction writers in the field, having won the field's top award, the Hugo, for each of his last two novels.

Now, for the first time, this illustrious author gathers all his short fiction into a single volume. This collection is truly the definitive Vinge, capturing his visionary ideas at their very best. It also contains a never-before-published novella, one that represents precisely what this collection encapsulates--bold, unique, challenging science fictional ideas brought to vivid life with compelling storytelling.

Including such major pieces as The Ungoverned and The Blabber, this sumptuous volume will satisfy any reader who loves the sense of wonder, and the excitement of great SF.

Author: Vernor Vinge
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: 08/17/2002
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780312875848

About the Author
Vernor Vinge has won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series: A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also include Marooned in Realtime, Rainbows End and The Peace War.

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