Vernor Vinge

The Profile

Vernor Vinge is an American science fiction author and retired professor of mathematics and computer science (San Diego State University). He is known for novels and essays popularizing the idea of a technological 'singularity'.

Vernor Vinge is a multiple Hugo Award winner (including for A Fire Upon the Deep, A Deepness in the Sky, and Rainbows End).

The single DeBaser review (carlo cimmino) discusses Vernor Vinge's Rainbows End (Alla fine dell'Arcobaleno). The reviewer outlines the premise: a poet revived into a near-future San Diego dominated by wearable tech. Ideas and themes are praised; execution and narrative coherence are criticized. Overall rating: 3/5.