Buckell notes that the novel deftly captures the various ways in which such a system might be abused. The novel imagines a galaxy in which thousands of alien races are able to communicate with each other via short paragraphs of text. The amount of time and effort he put into thinking it through, I really admire that.” “Just plotwise it’s stunning, as well as creatively,” she says. Science fiction author Abby Goldsmith appreciated the book’s carefully crafted story. “Every couple pages there was just some amazing idea where I was like, ‘Oh yeah,’ and I was underlining everything.”Ī Fire Upon the Deep juggles dozens of characters and plotlines without ever becoming confusing. “It has 10 books’ worth of ideas packed into it,” Kirtley says. The central conceit of the book, a universe in which computation becomes easier the farther one travels from the galactic core, creates a setting that encompasses almost every sci-fi concept imaginable. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy host David Barr Kirtley agrees that A Fire Upon the Deep is an amazing accomplishment.
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