“A Deepness in the Sky” is actually a loose ‘prequel’ to Vernor Vinge’s “A Fire Upon the Deep“, (a novel about ever increasing “Transcendant” Zones of Thought). Only one main character is consistent with both novels, Qeng Ho (pronounced ‘Cheng Ho’) legend Pham Nuwen, creator of the modern Qeng Ho Fleet. (First paperback edition) I [...]