A Fire Upon the DeepModern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Space Opera
A Fire Upon the Deep
1992 · 613 pages · Fiction
58
Modern
★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 69K ratings
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (1993). 4.13★ from 69K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+22
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 50%+36
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #29 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #108 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #310 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (1993)
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (1992)
Reads as
Epic, Adventurous
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