Author: vernorvinge

A Hugo Award winner with nearly 14,200 five-star Goodreads ratings! Two civilizations vie to be the first to contact an alien race: one, a society of free traders, and the other, ruthless slavers… “Huge, intricate, and ingenious” (Kirkus Reviews), from a New York Times bestselling author.

Winner of the Hugo Award! Chronicling an epic struggle to save the galaxy from a destructive alien power, this wildly imaginative novel offers “heart-pounding, mind-expanding science fiction at its best” (Publishers Weekly).