I was reading through a list of Hugo and Nebula award winning books (fairly late in life) when I discovered Vernor Vinge. "A Fire Upon the Deep" and also "A De

I was reading through a list of Hugo and Nebula award winning books (fairly late in life) when I discovered Vernor Vinge. "A Fire Upon the Deep" and also "A Deepness in the Sky" were both astonishingly great books. After that, I started going through his catalog. Can't recommend enough for lovers of hard sci-fi and expertly-crafted storytelling.