Book guide
A Fire Upon the Deep
A rescue mission races through a universe where intelligence obeys the geography of space.
GenresSci-FiSpace Opera
Genre and trope pairingsSci-FiAlien artifactSpace OperaSpace warSpace OperaAlien civilizationsSpace OperaAncient evilSpace OperaAlien artifact
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About A Fire Upon the Deep
In a galaxy where intelligence varies by region, an ancient power called the Blight escapes and threatens entire civilizations. Two children survive a crash on the medieval world of the Tines. Ravna and her companions race to reach their ship, which may hold a way to stop the catastrophe.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
Zones of Thought · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- animal cruelty
- animal death
- emotional abuse
- gun violence
- physical abuse
- torture
- violence
- blood
- grief
- death of parent
- murder
- war
- body horror
- child abuse
- child death
- confinement
- self harm
- sexual content
- xenophobia
- vomit
- medical trauma
- fire/fire injury
- incest
- rape
- pregnancy
