On 3/21/2024 11:49 PM, Chris Buckley wrote:
On 2024-03-22, Ted Nolan <tednolan> <ted@loft.tnolan.com> wrote:
In article <uticjg$2ffb5$3@dont-email.me>,
Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
On 3/21/2024 8:24 AM, James Nicoll wrote:
SF author Vernor Vinge (1944 - 2024) is reported to have died, age 79.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/03/vernor-vinge-father-of-the-tech-singularity-has-died-at-age-79/
RIP. I always thought his "Peace War" novels were his best works. And
his "Rainbows End" book was neat.
Lynn
I always remember encountering him first with a story about a mission on a >> floating world to save an SF magazine's archives (but there's more going
on than the protag understands).. I really liked that.
I liked the bobble stories well enough, but wasn't really motivated
to seek him out.
Both _A Fire Upon the Deep_ and _A Deepness in the Sky_ are in my list of absolute top Favorites. The novella _True Names_ is another Favorite, having a large impact when I first read it (it was the first real introduction
of cyberspace.) All three of these fell into a rare category for me: books that upon finishing my first reading demanded an immediate re-read.
I also thought those were great.
Mike Glyer's site has an appreciation.
https://file770.com/vernor-vinge-1944-2024/
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