The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge

Vinge is one of the greatest visionary writers of science fiction today -- David Brin
A far more accessible way to enjoy one of our time's most promising science-fiction authors... Utterly compelling at all times... This is a fine collection of stories from an author whose work continues to amaze and captivate the imagination of his readers more and more... If you're looking for some serious science fiction that has some intelligence, thought and power behind it, then The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge is not a bad place to start. -- Sci Fi Now
Anticipates our future like nobody else, and even better, makes you believe it. -- Gregory Benford
A carefully chosen selection of stories giving an overview of his career. -- SF Crowsnest
His influence on contemporary and later writers of imaginative fiction cannot be overstated. -- Sunday Business Post
He is perhaps one of the most lauded of all hard SF writers: These stories mark his quality well... His ideas always fascinate. This collection will not disappoint. -- Death Ray
The shadow of the future hangs over us, and Vinge is here to intrigue, warn and worry us about it. -- The Observer
A near complete collection of Vinge's short fiction... The rather charming teenage opener, Bookworm, Run!, which is typical of the early stories... Vinge is already sort of predicting the internet. -- Starburst
A major SF author...you can see Vinge maturing from clever competence and slick storytelling to something rather special... Entertaining throughout, with repeated shakes of the kaleidoscope to show cherished ideas in a different and dazzling light -- SFX