A Deepness in the Sky

1999 novel by Vernor Vinge
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A Deepness in the Sky

Summary

A Deepness in the Sky is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Deepness in the Sky authored Vernor Vinge[3].
  • A Deepness in the Sky received the Hugo Award for Best Novel[4].
  • A Deepness in the Sky received the Prometheus Award[5].
  • A Deepness in the Sky received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[6].
  • A Deepness in the Sky received the Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[7].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's instance of is recorded as literary work[8].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's genre is recorded as science fiction[9].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's follows is recorded as A Fire Upon the Deep[10].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's followed by is recorded as The Children of the Sky[11].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's place of publication is recorded as United States[12].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of A Deepness in the Sky[15].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's publication date is recorded as +1999-03-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0352zf[17].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's Open Library ID is recorded as OL1975705W[18].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's has edition or translation is recorded as A Deepness in the Sky[19].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's has edition or translation is recorded as A Deepness in the Sky[20].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 18498[21].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's ISFDB title ID is recorded as 19493[22].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's nominated for is recorded as Arthur C. Clarke Award[23].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[24].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's nominated for is recorded as Nebula Award for Best Novel[25].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Deepness in the Sky'}[26].
  • A Deepness in the Sky's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Au tréfonds du ciel'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

A Deepness in the Sky authored Vernor Vinge[3].

Recognition

Awards received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], a literary award[28], founded in 1953[29]; Prometheus Award[5], a group of awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1979[32]; John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[6], a literary award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1973[35]; and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[7], a class of award[36], founded in 1980[37].

Why It Matters

A Deepness in the Sky ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (248 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38]

FAQs

What awards did A Deepness in the Sky receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[4], Prometheus Award[5], John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[6], and Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . lfs.org. lfs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . christopher-mckitterick.com. christopher-mckitterick.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. kurd-lasswitz-preis.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . clarkeaward.com. clarkeaward.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Award received Hugo Award for Best Novel, Prometheus Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel +1
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