FREE A DEEPNESS IN THE SKY PDF Vernor Vinge | 560 pages | 14 Jul 2016 | Orion Publishing Co | 9781473211964 | English | London, United Kingdom A Deepness in the Sky - Wikipedia Audible Premium Plus. Cancel anytime. A Deepness in the Sky years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human children ended up after a disaster that nearly obliterated humankind throughout the galaxy. Ravna and the pack animals for which the planet is named have survived a war, and Ravna has saved more than one hundred children who were in cold-sleep aboard the vessel that brought them. While there is peace among the Tines, there are those among them - and among the humans - who seek power. And no matter the cost, these malcontents are determined to overturn the fledgling civilization By: Vernor Vinge. A Fire Upon the Deep is the big, breakout book that fulfills the promise of Vinge's career to date: a gripping tale of galactic war told on a cosmic scale. 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The villains were over the top, and worth while for the most part.