The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge [Paperback]

Since his first published story, Apartness, appeared in 1965, Vernor Vinge has forged a unique and awe-inspiring career in science fiction as his work has grown and matured. He is now one of the most celebrated science fiction writers in the field , having won the field's top award, the Hugo, for each of his last two novels.

Now, for the first time, this illustrious author gathers all his short fiction into a single volume. This collection is truly the definitive Vinge, capturing his visionary ideas at their very best. It also contains a never-before-published novella, one that represents precisely what this collection encapsulates--bold, unique, challenging science fictional ideas brought to vivid life with compelling storytelling.

Including such major pieces as The Ungoverned and The Blabber, this sumptuous volume will satisfy any reader who loves the sense of wonder, and the excitement of great SF.

Vernor Vingehas won five Hugo Awards, two of them in the Zones of Thought series:A Fire Upon the DeepandA Deepness in the Sky. Known for his rigorous hard-science approach to his science fiction, he became an iconic figure among cybernetic scientists with the publication in 1981 of his novella True Names, which is considered a seminal, visionary work of Internet fiction. His many books also includeMarooned in Realtime,Rainbows EndandThe Peace War.

A masterful novel, complex in style and plot, heavy with science and social speculation . . . . Vinge is truly an original writer. NOVA Express on A Deepness in the Sky

Thoughtful space opera at its best, this book delivers everything it promises in terms of galactic scope, audacious concepts, and believable characters both human and nonhuman. The New York Times Book Review on Fire Upon the Deep

True science fiction and a delight. Publishers Weekly on True Names

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