A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)

by Vernor Vinge

Welcome to the middle ages.

scritching

the Great Secrets.

ronzelle

Subject to cautious safeguards, we work together.” Till I can safely dispose of you, Ravna could feel the unsaid words behind his blandness.

“Some bottom-lugger this is. We run right into the Slow Zone, and all it can do is spout warnings after the fact!”

Zonometric

transhuman intelligence.

strivings.