Zones of Thought series

3 works, 3 primary works

Thousands of years from now, a mind's potential is determined by its location in space—from superintelligent entities in the Transcend, to the limited minds of the Unthinking Depths, where only simple creatures and technology can function. Nobody knows what strange force partitioned space into these "regions of thought," but when the warring Straumli realm use an ancient Transcendent artifact as a weapon, they unwittingly unleash an awesome power that destroys thousands of worlds and enslaves al...more

A Fire Upon the Deep
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 15,811 ratings — published 1992 — 1 edition book 1
A Deepness in the Sky (Zone...
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4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 9,529 ratings — published 1999 — 26 editions book 2
The Children of the Sky
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3.47 of 5 stars 3.47 avg rating — 1,383 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions book 3