The Children of the Sky (novel)

The Children of the Sky
First edition
AuthorVernor Vinge
Cover artistStephan Martiniere
LanguageEnglish
SeriesZones of Thought series
GenreHard science fiction
PublisherTor Books
Publication date
October 2011
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages448
ISBN0-312-87562-2
OCLC24671893
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3572.I534 F57 1992
Preceded byA Deepness in the Sky 

The Children of the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. It is a sequel to A Fire Upon the Deep and shares the Zones of Thought universe with the prequel A Deepness in the Sky. It was published 20 years after the first novel but is set 10 years after its events.[1]

Unlike A Fire Upon the Deep, the novel is set completely on the world of the Tines – pack animals which form collective intelligences. The protagonists include human characters from the first novel and their political struggles over the development of their new society and the threat from the remnants of the Blight.

It was nominated for the 2012 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[2] and the Prometheus Award.[3]

  1. ^ Wood, Roy, "Vernor Vinge's The Children of the Sky", Wired, ISSN 1059-1028, retrieved 2024-03-21
  2. ^ "2012 Locus Award Finalists". Locus Online. 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. ^ Libertarian Futurist Society. "PROMETHEUS AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". Retrieved 10 July 2012.

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