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A career-spanning collection of science fiction from one of the field's most highly regarded writers, The Collected Stories contains all of Vinge's published short fiction with the exception of two stories--almost 40 years of work including his first professional sale and his most recent novella (published here for the first time). It's a fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable review of his career, made richer by the addition of forewords and afterwords to the individual stories in which he discusses everything from the ideas that drove the story to insights on his own writing process.

Vinge's writing is characterized by a clear love of science and an empathy for human needs and feelings. He's intensely curious about what happens when people and science collide. His stories explore the legacies of racism and xenophobia, the pros and cons of anarchy, alien contact, and the sometimes even more difficult contact between humans. He's a master of big ideas, epic settings, and stories well told. --Roz Genessee --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.



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Though probably best known for his Hugo Award-winning novels (A Fire Upon the Deep; A Deepness in the Sky), Vinge, a mathematician and computer scientist, began his writing career with short stories, most of which are gathered in this not quite definitive collection (where are cyberpunk precursor "True Names" and "Grimm's Story"?), along with one new entry, the pop culture-weighted "Fast Times at Fairmont High." Vinge's stories are prime hard SF and also rich with ideas, if often weak on character. Some are also quite dated now, such as the Cold War setting of "Bookworm, Run!" where the future rests on an escaped experimental subject, the first "person" enhanced by direct computer link. "The Accomplice" predicts computer animation the hard way, while "The Whirligig of Time" anticipates space-based missile defenses like SDI. Vinge frames many stories, such as "The Ungoverned" and "Conquest by Defeat," which consider future anarchies, with the idea of a technological singularity the belief that we can't accurately predict what life will be like after the creation of "intelligences greater than our own." Too short to be a story, "Win a Nobel Prize" is a humorous deal with the devil with a biotech twist. "The Barbarian Princess," with its sly pokes at some of the oldest tropes of speculative fiction writing (and editing!), maintains all the color and charm of its original publication. Vinge's comments surrounding each story provide entertaining counterpoint. This collection is a bonanza for hard SF fans, particularly those who prize challenging extrapolation.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Very interesting compilation of short stories, Juil 20 2002
Par James Ryley "jamesriii" (San Antonio, TX USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge (Paperback)
I consider Vinge to be one of the best SF authors around. "A Fire Upon the Deep" and "A Deepness In The Sky" were works of art. "Across Realtime" is a very different type of book from these, but is impressive in its own way. A collection of short stories, "Across Realtime" presents some of Vinge's work from as far back as the 60's. Each story has commentary from the author as to how he came up with the plot ideas, and the fact that he was writing sci fi stories 30+ years ago that still seem contemporary is simply amazing.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 A writer's evolution, Avril 3 2002
Par Valerie Henson (San Francisco, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: The Collected Stories Of Vernor Vinge: Includes The Brand-New Groundbreaking Novella (Hardcover)
My introduction to Vernor Vinge was "A Fire Upon the Deep," the novel that finally won him the long awaited Hugo award. With that and "A Deepness in the Sky" as an introduction, I was a little surprised to discover that Vernor Vinge was also once a beginning writer, just like the rest of us.

This collection of short stories is interesting both for the stories themselves and for the way they chart a truly excellent writer's evolution. The first few stories are amateurish and awkward. Very soon, they improve in both content and style. I ended up buying several of the books that grew out of the short stories included in this collection, and they were even better than the stories that inspired them.

I really enjoyed this collection of stories. Mostly, I was just pleased to realize that even someone who is as mind-blowingly intelligent and skilled as Vinge did not spring full-formed from his father's forehead, but developed incrementally into the writer he is today. I especially recommend this book to aspiring writers as inspiration.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Uneven, but generally good, collection, Fév 11 2002
Par Fosky Bob "human" (Vacaville, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: The Collected Stories Of Vernor Vinge: Includes The Brand-New Groundbreaking Novella (Hardcover)
It's no secret that Vernor Vinge is an accomplished novelist (Need proof? He's won Hugo Awards for each of his last two novels). But how is he at short fiction? This is the question I was asking myself when I picked up this volume. I've read and greatly enjoyed all of his novels (save the fix-up effort 'Tatja Grimm's World), but haven't read (or even heard) of any of his shorter works.

I was by and large satisfied with this collection of short fiction. While there are no excellent stories here, neither are there any bottom-dwellers. Many of the stories take place in the settings of Vinge's novels. 'The Ungoverned' takes place after the events in his 'Peace War' series. 'The Blabber' fits into his Deepness duology. 'The Barbarian Princess' is part of the Grimm's World book. But the stories that don't fit into Vinge's novels share many of the same ideas and themes. Many, if not all, of the stories posit a Technological Singularity, an occurence that is featured prominently in nearly all of Vinge's work.

My favorite story is 'Original Sin' a fascinating and evocative depiction of an alien society. The sole story original to the collecton, novella 'Fast Times at Fairmont High' is an enjoyable depiction of a future junior high school.

None of the stories in the collection have the depth or Importance of Vinge's award-winning novels, but nearly every story is compulsively readable and entertaining. This is a fine addition to the Vinge completist's book shelf.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Helps you understand where Vernor came from
Despite reading SF for over 30 years, I only encountered V.V's works in the past year because he had received major awards. Read more
Publié le Janv. 21 2002 par Isaac S. Kohane

3.0étoiles sur 5 Enlightening anthology, though with its ups and downs
Vernor Vinge is perhaps the premier craftsman of stories which turn on novel changes in the nature of reality. Read more
Publié le Janv. 8 2002 par Michael Rawdon

5.0étoiles sur 5 Great anthology
Vernor Vinge has won several wards for his novels (A DEEPNESS IN THE SKY), and over the last three and a half decades has also produced some of the best science fiction short... Read more
Publié le Déc 24 2001 par Harriet Klausner

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