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| Author | Vernor Vinge |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Stephan Martinière |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Tor Books |
Publication date | 16 May 2006 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 368 pp. (first edition, hardback) |
| Awards | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2007) |
| ISBN | 0-312-85684-9 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 67711627 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3572.I534 R35 2006 |
Rainbows End is a 2006 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. It was awarded the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[1] The book is set in San Diego, California, in 2025, in a variation of the fictional world Vinge explored in his 2002 Hugo-winning novella "Fast Times at Fairmont High" and 2004's "Synthetic Serendipity". Vinge had tentative plans for a sequel,[2] picking up some of the loose threads left at the end of the novel. The many technological advances depicted in the novel suggest that the world is undergoing ever-increasing change, following the technological singularity, a recurring subject in Vinge's fiction and nonfiction writing.
- ^ "2007 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
- ^ Long Now Foundation. "What If the Singularity Does NOT Happen?". Long Now Foundation. Retrieved 2023-03-19.