A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought, #2)

by Vernor Vinge

basal-five

para- and dia-magnetic proteins,

neuroactives.

Was final success, a true Qeng Ho empire, worth that price? Could he pay it? Yes and yes!

flyabouts.

Let the philosopher-magnate understand my deep respect for all the mystery.

There was an old Qeng Ho saying, “You know you’ve stayed too long when you start using the locals’ calendar.”

the problem was with the human ability to accept the bizarre.

(Where do they get those crazy names? People still asked that.

“Dr. Underhill! Has anyone ever told you you’re a genius?”

electrical engineering

That might make Bonsol’s action ‘valid translation.’…Damn!”

After I take over, things will be different. Focus was such a terrible thing. It must never be used except for the most critical needs.

Yes. Someday. Someday, child, you will be avenged.

Let the snoops try to find his intent in those!

How well can the enemy read me?

Huh. What had he done to deserve this?

“But we’re radio celebrities, Jirlib.” Gokna preened. “People love us.”

The image of them outsmarting Mother’s security team was a bit much.

wishful thinking:

seventy Ksec

forty Ksec

moral baggage

delitesse

cakelet

difference between gravitational mass and inertial mass.

fractille blouse.

Dawn Age

Han Su,

gigatonne

a few thousand seconds.

Oh, Sura, I don’t want to hurt you, but if my view must explicitly win over yours, so be it.

videomancy

tresartnis,”

What do you do when your dream dies?

demarchies.

cavorite

An exercise in disaster management.

Just how paranoid should I be?

lateral dysbadisia

magnetopatch

skypath,

bedragglement.

A little adrenaline, a little freedom. Amazing what it can do for you.

groteselms.

Lordy! Brughel kept that kind of ordnance on a starship’s bridge?

fractille

autorepression.

andelirs

wishful thinking