Where should I begin with Vernor Vinge?

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I’ve read Gibson and Stephenson but never got around to reading any Vinge. Rather than attempting a rather daunting chronological reading, can anyone direct me towards his best stuff?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

2

Start with A Fire Upon The Deep, then read A Deepness In The Sky, then stop until he releases the sequel he should have written instead of Children of the Sky.

Rainbow’s End was OK, but I was hoping for more.

3

Thanks. Off to Amazon I go.

4

I totally loved The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime.

5

The Peace War/Maroon in Realtime are great books, also there’s a collection of his short stories that is worth reading.

6

Anyone read “True Names” lately? Does it hold up at all?

7

Do you have the name of that collection or would you recognize it by name? I’m a fan of SF shorts.

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True Names and Other Dangers

I also like Peace War and Marooned in Real Time. Fire upon the Deep was awesome (save for a far-too-long middle section), as was Deepness in the Sky. Rainbow’s End and Children of the Sky were both awful.

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Thanks!