Zones of ThoughtThe Hugo Award winning A FIRE UPON THE DEEP and its epic companion novel A DEEPNESS IN THE SKY, set in the same universe but 20,000 years earlier, were benchmarks for SF in the last decade of the 20th century. In FIRE 'Vinge presents a galaxy divided into Zones regions where different physical constraints allow very different technological and mental possibilities. Earth remains in the ''Slowness'' zone, where nothing can travel faster than light and

Understanding 'the secret language of the universe' is a gift available to all

How can he keep his family safe in this new land when the weight of his history threatens to drag them down

John Berger

Lucie must make the final call between the radio-sponsored happily ever after or the man in the headphones next to her

The West was America's unspoiled Eden but the spoilage of the West proceeded more rapidly than that of any other region

and resilience

Bursting with tips

pose as many questions as are answered

Christmas and picnics - and finally

Sea of faith

point-counting

Lane doesn't want to believe her father could have a dark past but she can't help questioning everything she's known