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A Deepness in the Sky

(1999)
(The second book in the Zones of Thought series)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Book (nominee)
Hugo Best Novel
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel
Nebula Awards Best Novel (nominee)
Prometheus Award Best Novel
British Fantasy Society Best Novel (nominee)
The prequel to "A Fire Upon The Deep", this is the story of Pham Nuwen, a small cog in the interstellar trading fleet of the Queng Ho. The Queng Ho and the Emergents are orbiting the dormant planet Arachna, which is about to wake up to technology, but the Emergents' plans are sinister.

Genre: Science Fiction

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