science fiction
A Fire Upon The Deep
Unmeasured zones of the galaxy enable faster-than-light travel and godlike intelligences; a starship crew and children are thrust into a war among transcendent powers.Recommended By(5)
"What are your favorite books and stories about the AI apocalypse? Mine are" - Joscha Bach
"Of ~200 books I've read, the few that stayed with me over time..." - Andrej Karpathy
"Have you read Fire upon the Deep and Deepness in the Sky? I think those were peak Vinge." - John Carmack
"sci-fi I'm re-reading Fire Upon the Deep (and all of Vernor Vinge) Daemon and all of Daniel Suarez" - Sriram Krishnan