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I believe the term of art for this, self-described by its adherents, is "weaponized autism"

• beamatronic 6y ago
  Like the Focused in the novel "A Deepness In The Sky" by Vernor Vinge.
  • _1100 6y ago
    I can’t get into Deepness after reading Fire. Too different and my expectations for the scale he set up are too big...
    • duskwuff 6y ago
      You'd be even more frustrated by Children of the Sky. Not only is it limited in scope (to Tines' World), but it leaves a bunch of plot threads unresolved, presumably for a sequel. :/
      • generalizations 6y ago
        I liked the other two, but I stopped reading Children for exactly the reason you described.
    • johncalvinyoung 6y ago
      I like all three of the novels in the series, but for dramatically different reasons and feelings.