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A Deepness in the Sky

内容简介

Afterthousandsofyearssearching,humansstandonthevergeoffirstcontactwithanalienrace.Twohumangroups:theQengHo,acultureoffreetraders,andtheEmergents,aruthlesssocietybasedonthetechnologicalenslavementofminds.Thegroupthatopenstradewiththealienswillreapunimaginableriches.Butfirst,bothgroupsmustwaitatthealiens'verydoorstepfortheirstrangestartorelightandfortheirplanettoreawaken,asitdoeseverytwohundredandfiftyyears....Then,followingterribletreachery,theQengHomustfightfortheirfreedomandforthelivesoftheunsuspectinginnocentsontheplanetbelow,whilethealiensthemselvesplayaroleunsuspectedbytheQengHoandEmergentsalike.Morethanjustagreatsciencefictionadventure,"ADeepnessintheSky"isauniversaldramaofcourage,selfdiscovery,andtheredemptivepoweroflove."""ADeepnessintheSky"isa1999NebulaAwardNomineeforBestNovelandthewinnerofthe2000HugoAwardforBestNovel.

作者简介

VernorSteffenVingeisaretiredSanDiegoStateUniversityProfessorofMathematics,computerscientist,andsciencefictionauthor.HeisbestknownforhisHugoAward-winningnovelsAFireUponTheDeep(1992),ADeepnessintheSky(1999)andRainbowsEnd(2006),hisHugoAward-winningnovellasFastTimesatFairmontHigh(2002)andTheCookieMonster(2004),aswellasforhis1993essay"TheComingTechnologicalSingularity",inwhichhearguesthatexponentialgrowthintechnologywillreachapointbeyondwhichwecannotevenspeculateabouttheconsequences.

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