Peace War: Marooned in Realtime (Series #2) (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from ben_a

A fun read, and like Deepness in the Sky, very much a book of ideas. Rousseau says: "Give civilized man time to gather all his machines about him, and he will no doubt easily beat the savage; but if you would see a still more unequal contest, set them together naked and unarmed, and you will soon...

from dalai-lt

Only superficially related to the Peace War book that it follows, but a great story on its own. A murder mystery in the distant future where the few remaining people use the bobbles to travel through space but most importantly through time.

from bradsucks

Fantastic book, loved all the far-future implications of bobbles. The plot is a high-tech mystery/adventure set fifty million years in the future and Vinge keeps you on your toes.

from cissa

I'm a sucker for a good sf murder mystery, and this was one- right up there with the "Retrieval Artist" novels, and that's saying a lot. I know I read the earlier book "Peace War"- many, many years ago; I guess there's a compilation book with that, and this... and SOME but not all of them also ha...

from Jefficus

An enjoyable scifi mystery, although I was more engaged by its unusual premise and structure than by the actual sleuthing part, which felt a bit underbaked. I should also note that I read the entire thing without realizing it was #2 in a series. So it works just fine as a standalone novel, for ...