![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time, Robert and his granddaughter Miri are drawn into a complex plot involving a traitorous intelligence officer, an intellect of frightening (and possibly superhuman) competence hiding behind an avatar of an anthropomorphic rabbit, and ominous new mind control technology with profound implications. Robert, formerly a world-renowned poet but with a notoriously mean-spirited personality, must also learn how to change and how to rebuild relationships with his estranged family. As his faculties return, Robert (who has always been technophobic) must adapt to a different world, where almost every object is networked and mediated-reality technology is commonplace. ![]() Thanks to advances in medical technology, Robert Gu is slowly recovering from Alzheimer's disease. The many technological advances depicted in the novel suggest that the world is undergoing ever-increasing change, following the technological singularity, a recurring subject in Vinge's fiction and nonfiction writing. Vinge has tentative plans for a sequel, picking up some of the loose threads left at the end of the novel. The book is set in San Diego, California, in 2025, in a variation of the fictional world Vinge explored in his 2002 Hugo-winning novella " Fast Times at Fairmont High" and 2004's "Synthetic Serendipity". It was awarded the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Rainbows End is a 2006 science fiction novel by Vernor Vinge. ![]()
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