Sci-Fi
A Deepness in the Sky (Zones of Thought)
2000·792 pages
Qeng Ho traders orbit an On/Off star awaiting the awakening of spider-like aliens, only to face a ruthless attack from rival Emergents.
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Qeng Ho traders orbit an On/Off star awaiting the awakening of spider-like aliens, only to face a ruthless attack from rival Emergents.
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From inside cover Tor First Edition March 1999:Thirty thousand years before the events of A Fire upon the Deep, Pham Nuwen is living in anonymity among the Qeng Ho interstellar trading fleet. In high orbit above the planet Arachna, they wait for the awakening of its dormant population, the Spiders, who have burrowed deep into the planet, awaiting the relighting of the On/Off star their planet orbits. For when light returns, Arachna will at long last explode into a Golden Age of technolog...
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Fleet reduced to serfdom after surprise attack; resistance members face torturers
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Clashing interstellar trading societies and cultural systems
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Torture of captives; reduction of entire fleet to serfdom
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