“Vernor Vinge has long been one of the best writers of innovative, thought-provoking, character-as-well-as-science-driven SF.” —Amazing Stories on Vernor Vinge

“Vernor Vinge is one of our most notable writers.” —Analog on True Names

“Vinge . . . is among the very best of the current crop of hard SF writers, producing work that is not only fast-paced and intellectually challenging, but also stylishly written and centered on carefully drawn characters.” —Publishers Weekly on A Deepness in the Sky