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A Fire Upon the Deep

1992 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge
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Summary

A Fire Upon the Deep is a literary work[1].

Key Facts

  • Author: Vernor Vinge[2]
  • Award received: Hugo Award for Best Novel[3], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], Premio Gigamesh[5]
  • Genre: science fiction[6]
  • Followed by: A Deepness in the Sky[7]
  • Language of work or name: American English[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Publication date: April 1992[10]
  • Has edition or translation: A Fire Upon the Deep[11]
  • Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[12], John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[13], Nebula Award for Best Novel[14]
  • Title: A Fire Upon the Deep[15], Un feu sur l'abîme[16], Ein Feuer auf der Tiefe[17], Un fuego sobre el abismo[18], Linnunradan Ääret[19], Vatra nad dubinom[20], Tűz lobban a mélyben[21], Universo incostante[22], Dagen des oordeels[23], Foc în adânc[24]
  • First line: How to explain? How to describe? Even the omniscient viewpoint quails.[25]
  • Form of creative work: novel[26]

FAQs

What awards did A Fire Upon the Deep receive?

Honors received include Hugo Award for Best Novel[3], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[4], and Premio Gigamesh[5].

Related Entities

literary work United States Vernor Vinge

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'pl', 'ro', 'ru', '
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  2. 21w ago · Charp238 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Author → Vernor Vinge
    Country of origin → United States
    Genre → science fiction
    Publication date → +1992-04-00T00:00:00Z
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