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Rainbows End

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2006 · Vernor Vinge

Genrespostcyberpunkscience fiction

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Plot47
Characters49
Writing49
Pacing49
Originality49
Impact46
Category averages — Plot 47, Characters 49, Writing 49, Pacing 49, Originality 49, Impact 46Plot 47Characters 49Writing 49Pacing 49Originality 49Impact 46

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Synopsis

Rainbows End is a 2006 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. It was awarded the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel. 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 some ideas for a sequel, 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.

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Details

Type
Book
Release date
May 16, 2006
Genres
postcyberpunk, science fiction
Created by
Vernor Vinge
Countries
United States