That book, and its partner, "A Fire Upon the Deep", are very much worth the read. Many other things in there, that we already see coming true: Computational a

That book, and its partner, "A Fire Upon the Deep", are very much worth the read. Many other things in there, that we already see coming true: Computational and monitoring "dust"; biomagnetic manipulation of perception and personality; etc... And Vinge is an excellent storyteller. There's actually a third title in the series out, now, that I also quite enjoyed. But the first two, and especially "A Deepness in the Sky", really got my attention.