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Grave, classical in form, contemporary and earnest.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Vernor Vinge
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- St Martins Pr, Baen, St. Martin's Press
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9785551639534
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First sentence
“On the day of the big rescue, Wil Brierson took a walk on the beach.”
About Vernor Vinge · 1944–2024
A retired San Diego State University Professor of Mathematics, computer scientist, and science fiction author.
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