I haven't read all of his books, but I agree that I liked this one the least. His other books: "A Deepness in the Sky," "Marooned in Realtime" and "A Fire Upon

I haven't read all of his books, but I agree that I liked this one the least. His other books: "A Deepness in the Sky," "Marooned in Realtime" and "A Fire Upon the Deep" are AWESOME. Vinge is the smartest sci-fi writer I've read. I wish he'd write some more Pham Nuwen stories.