Vernor Vinge
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born
October 02, 1944
gender
male
place of birth
Waukesha, Wisconsin, The United States
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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nonfiction
about this author
Vernor Steffen Vinge is a retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author. He is best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels A Fire Upon The Deep (1992), A Deepness in the Sky (1999) and Rainbows End (2006), his Hugo Award-winning novellas Fast Times at Fairmont High (2002) and The Cookie Monster (2004), as well as for his 1993 essay "The Coming Technological Singularity", in which he argues that exponential growth in technology will reach a point beyond which we cannot even speculate about the consequences.
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A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge avg rating 4.25 — 1,276 ratings — published 1992 17 editions |
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A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge avg rating 4.33 — 843 ratings — published 1999 10 editions |
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Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge avg rating 3.58 — 752 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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Marooned in Realtime by Vernor Vinge avg rating 3.95 — 335 ratings — published 1986 9 editions |
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The Peace War by Vernor Vinge avg rating 3.80 — 321 ratings — published 1984 7 editions |
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Across Realtime by Vernor Vinge avg rating 3.99 — 174 ratings — published 1991 6 editions |
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True Names: and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier by Vernor Vinge, James Frenkel avg rating 3.95 — 112 ratings — published 2001 |
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The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge by Vernor Vinge avg rating 4.00 — 86 ratings — published 2001 4 editions |
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Tatja Grimm's World by Vernor Vinge avg rating 2.96 — 84 ratings — published 1987 4 editions |
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The Witling by Vernor Vinge avg rating 3.07 — 68 ratings — published 1976 7 editions |
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"He claimed that nearby gun thunder cleared the mind - but most everybody else agreed it made you daft."
— Vernor Vinge (A Fire Upon The Deep)
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— Vernor Vinge (A Fire Upon The Deep)
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