tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post9178953398564431412..comments2024-03-15T02:42:58.854-04:00Comments on The Hat Rack: Vernor Vinge - A Deepness Upon the SkyNathaniel Katzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-32664723307905924172012-05-02T09:14:58.431-04:002012-05-02T09:14:58.431-04:00I agree without a doubt; Pham Nuwen's backstor...I agree without a doubt; Pham Nuwen's backstory was by far the most effective part of this.Nathaniel Katzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12852939663324751332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024708439940556234.post-77524953679263276552012-05-02T01:01:10.921-04:002012-05-02T01:01:10.921-04:00I had a lot of difficulty in actually finishing th...I had a lot of difficulty in actually finishing this book, and ended up skimming most of the last 200 pages or so. <br /><br />The Pham Nuwen back-story, where he travels across the stars with the Qeng Ho and plans his empire, greatly overshadowed the main storyline. Greatest of all was the <em>tone</em> that Vinge managed to capture - he managed to make a civilization spread across dozens of worlds, with regular interstellar travel actually seem <em>claustrophobic</em>, something I've never seen another author pull off in SF.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05741738070067590221noreply@blogger.com