Patrick Johanneson reviewed The Children of the Sky by Vernor Vinge (Zones of thought series)
"Ten years have passed on Tines World, where Ravna Bergnsdot and a number of human …
Review of 'The children of the sky' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
On the plus side: it was interesting to see what happens when a High Beyond / near-Transcendent civilization wakes up to find itself embedded in the Slow Zone. It was good to see what had become of Ravna Bergsndot, Johanna, Jefri, Amdiranifani, and all the Tines, not to mention all the now-thawed children.
On the minus side: Quite plainly this was a setup for another sequel. By its very nature, this novel was missing the intrigue of the Beyond, which was what I really loved about its progenitor, [b:A Fire Upon the Deep|77711|A Fire Upon the Deep|Vernor Vinge|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316727696s/77711.jpg|1253374].