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| Author | Vernor Vinge |
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| Cover artist | Bob Eggleton |
| Language | English |
| Series | Zones of Thought universe |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Published | 1999 (Tor Books) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback, Paperback) |
| Pages | 606 (Hardback), 775 (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-312-85683-0 (Hardback 1st edition), ISBN 0-8125-3635-5 (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 40150541 |
| 813/.54 21 | |
| LC Class | PS3572.I534 D44 1999 |
| Preceded by | A Fire Upon the Deep |
| Followed by | The Children of the Sky |
A Deepness in the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge. Published in 1999, the novel is a loose prequel (set 30,000 years previous) to his earlier novel A Fire Upon the Deep (1992). The title is coined by one of the story's main characters in a debate, in a reference to the hibernating habits of his species and to the vastness of space.