Title: A Fire Upon the Deep
Title Record # 1952
Author: Vernor Vinge
Date: 1992-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Zones of Thought
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 8.41 (22 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.43 (23 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
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Author: Vernor Vinge
Date: 1992-04-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Zones of Thought
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
User Rating: 8.41 (22 votes) Including variants and translations: 8.43 (23 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: space opera (3), nanotechnology (1), alien perspective (1), artificial intelligence (1), transhuman (1), galactic culture (1), science fiction (1), 2-award-winner (1), war with machines (1), hard sf (1) Add Tags
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Awards
| Place | Year and Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Win | 1993 SF Chronicle | Novel |
| 1 | 1993 Hugo | Best Novel |
| 3 | 1993 Campbell Memorial | Best Science Fiction Novel |
| 4 | 1993 Locus | Best SF Novel |
| Nomination | 1993 Nebula | Novel |
| 2 (as Un fuego sobre el abismo) | 1995 Premio Ignotus | Mejor novela extranjera - Best Foreign Novel |
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Nomination ⓘNomination is for the translator, Guy Abadia in conjunction with his translation, L'envol de Mars.
(as Un feu sur l'abîme?Un feu sur l'abime )
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1996 Imaginaire | Traduction |
| Nomination (as Ein Feuer auf der Tiefe) | 1996 Kurd Lasswitz Prize | Bester ausländischer SF-Roman |
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27 ⓘ48 votes.
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2012 Locus Online | 20th Century Science Fiction Novel |
Publications
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| Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1992-04-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-312-85182-0 | $21.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Boris Vallejo |  |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1992-05-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor / SFBC | 19136 | $10.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1992-09-00 | Vernor Vinge | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-003-4 | £8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
391 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1992-09-00 | Vernor Vinge | The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #52) | 106-052 |
xi+ 391 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | |
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| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1992-09-00 | Vernor Vinge | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-002-6 | £14.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
391 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 | 1993-00-00 | ed. Brad Templeton | ClariNet Communications Corp. | 1-56941-012-7 | $29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
0 | other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
anth | |
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| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1993-02-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[10]+ 613 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1993-02-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[10]+ 613 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1993-07-00 | Vernor Vinge | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-127-8 | £4.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
[10]+ 579 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| Dagen des oordeels | 1993-08-00 | Vernor Vinge | Meulenhoff (M=SF #309) | 90-290-4169-2 | 543 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | David Farren | |
|
| Universo incostante | 1993-11-00 | Vernor Vinge | Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #135) | 88-429-0738-3 | Lit 24,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999 |
vi+ 546 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| Un fuego sobre el abismo | 1994-04-00 | Vernor Vinge | Ediciones B (Nova #64) | 84-406-4469-8 | 572 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Trazo | ||
| Un feu sur l'abîme | 1994-09-00 | Vernor Vinge | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 2-221-07676-1 | F159.00?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999 |
606 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
| Ein Feuer auf der Tiefe | 1995-00-00 | Vernor Vinge | Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #5299) | 3-453-07986-8 | DM 25.00?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999 |
797 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1995-10-00 | Vernor Vinge | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-127-8 | £5.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
579 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Chris Moore | |
| Un feu sur l'abîme | 1998-05-00 | Vernor Vinge | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7208) | 2-253-07208-7 | 797 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | ||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 1999-02-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2000-02-00 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2000-03-00 | Vernor Vinge | Millennium / Orion | 1-85798-127-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
579 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Chris Moore | |
| Linnunradan Ääret | 2001-01-00 | Vernor Vinge | Like (Like Scifi) | 951-578-788-2 | 608 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
| Vatra nad dubinom | 2002-00-00 | Vernor Vinge | Algoritam | 953-220-066-5 | 680 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Roman Markus | ||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2002-06-00 | Vernor Vinge | St. Martin's Press | 0-312-70369-4 | ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |||
| Un feu sur l'abîme | 2002-10-00 | Vernor Vinge | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7206) | 2-253-07208-7 | €7.30?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
797 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Manchu | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2002-12-00 | Vernor Vinge | Gollancz / Orion | 1-85798-127-8 | £6.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
579 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Chris Moore | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2007-03-20 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 978-1-4299-8198-9 | $9.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | ||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2007-12-00 | Vernor Vinge | Science Fiction Book Club (SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #40) | 978-0-7394-9091-4 / 1229220 | $12.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
534 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2010-01-19 | Vernor Vinge | Macmillan Audio | 978-1-4272-0934-4 | $38.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
391 | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| Zones of Thought | 2010-10-21 | Vernor Vinge | Gollancz / Orion | 978-0-575-09369-0 | £18.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
968 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
omni | John Harris | |
| Zones of Thought | 2010-10-21 | Vernor Vinge | Gollancz / Orion | 978-0-575-09370-6 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
omni | John Harris | ||
Un feu sur l'abîme?Un feu sur l'abime |
2011-04-00 | Vernor Vinge | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 978-2-221-12577-9 | 696 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2011-08-01 | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 978-0-7653-2982-0 | $14.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
430 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
Un feu sur l'abîme?Un feu sur l'abime |
2012-05-00 | Vernor Vinge | Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Science Fiction #7206) | 978-2-253-07208-9 | €8.10?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
797 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | ||
Tűz lobban a mélyben?Tuz lobban a melyben |
2012-11-00 | Vernor Vinge | Ad Astra Kiadó | 978-615-5229-20-6 | Ft 3,990?Ft: Hungarian forint. ISO code: HUF |
808 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Stephan Martiniere | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2013-01-24 | Vernor Vinge | Gateway / Orion | 978-0-575-12881-1 | £2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
novel | |||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2016-01-07 | Vernor Vinge | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-1195-7 | £9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ 579 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Arthur Haas | |
Foc în adânc?Foc in adanc |
2016-04-19 | Vernor Vinge | Editura Nemira (Nautilus) | 978-606-758-597-1 | 696 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | |||
| A Fire Upon the Deep | 2020-05-05 | Vernor Vinge | Tor (Tor Essentials) | 978-1-250-23775-0 | $18.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
448 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | ||
Un feu sur l'abîme?Un feu sur l'abime |
2022-09-00 | Vernor Vinge | Robert Laffont (Ailleurs et demain) | 978-2-221-26568-0 | €25.50?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR |
662 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel |
Aurélien Police?Aurelien Police
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| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
[10]+ 613 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 978-0-8125-1528-2 | $7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Tor | 0-812-51528-5 | $5.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD |
613 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
novel | Boris Vallejo | |
| A Fire Upon the Deep | date unknown | Vernor Vinge | Gollancz / Orion (Gollancz SF Masterworks (II)) | 978-1-4732-1195-7 | £10.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP |
xi+ [3]+ 579 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
novel | Arthur Haas | |
Reviews
- Review by Russell Letson (1992) in Locus, #374 March 1992
- Review by John Gregory Betancourt (1992) in Amazing Stories, April 1992
- Review by John Clute (1992) in Interzone, #58 April 1992
- Review by Dan Chow (1992) in Locus, #376 May 1992
- Review by Stephen P. Brown (1992) in Science Fiction Eye, #10, June 1992
- Review by Don D'Ammassa (1992) in Science Fiction Chronicle, 153 July/August 1992
- Review by Martin Morse Wooster (1992) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, August 1992
- Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1992) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, September 1992
- Review by K. V. Bailey (1992) in Vector 170
- Review by Pauline E. Dungate [as by Pauline Morgan] (1993) in Critical Wave, #29
- Review by Andy Sawyer (1993) in SF Commentary, #73/74/75
- Review by Colin Bird (1993) in Vector 175
- Review by Colin Steele (1993) in SF Commentary, #73/74/75
- Review by Alan Stewart (1993) in SF Commentary, #73/74/75
- Review by Erich Zann (1993) in Territories: The Slipstream Journal, Summer 1993
- Review by Pascal J. Thomas (1993) in Quantum, Spring/Summer 1993
- Review by Roz Kaveney (1993) in Foundation, #57 Spring 1993
- Review
[French]
by
Francis Valéry?Francis Valery(1995) in Cyberdreams 02: Banlieues stellaires
- Review [French] by Jan Bardeau (1995) in Yellow Submarine, #116
- Review
[French]
by
Joëlle Wintrebert?Joelle Wintrebert(1996) in Le feu aux étoiles
- Review by Steve Jeffery (2000) in Vector 211
- Review by Amy Harlib (2001) in Strange Horizons, 9 July 2001
- Review [French] by Pascal J. Thomas (2001) in Galaxies, #22
- Review [Spanish] by Alberto Cairo (2001) in Las 100 mejores novelas de ciencia ficción del siglo XX
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2006) , reprinted in:
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (2007)
- 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels (unknown)
- Review by Jo Walton (2009) in What Makes This Book So Great, (2014)
- Review by Damien Broderick and Paul Di Filippo (2012) in Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010 (2012)
- Review [Portuguese] by Fred Oliveira (2014) in Somnium, Novembro 2014
- Review by Jo Walton (2018) in An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 , reprinted in:
- An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000 (2018)
- Review by Peter Schwartz (2024) in The New York Times, March 30, 2024