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A Fire Upon the Deep (Zones of Thought, #1)
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SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. Adult Sci-Fi. Planet inhabited by wolf-like beings that live in collective groups.

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L. Ritali | 3 comments The story unfolds on a foreign planet inhabited by intelligent, wolf-like beings that live in collective groups. These beings possess a rich culture but are divided into at least two rival states engaged in continuous warfare.

The narrative follows a human family that crash-lands on this unfamiliar planet. In the chaos of their arrival, a girl becomes separated from the rest of the family members and end up unknowingly infiltrating different factions of the conflicting states. Both parts of the family assist their newfound allies to make black powder canons.

Wolf-like beings live in collective groups (that are called individuals), communicating and sharing thoughts through ultrasonic sounds. This unique method of communication allows the members of the pack to synchronize their thoughts and ideas, creating a hive mind. This creates a unique culture where groups too near each other will hear each other's thoughts.

With the human space ship, mold like thing end up in the planet.

I read the beginning of this book in 2008-2015. I did read Finnish translation, so I may not use right terms for local inhabitants. Book was not new.


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Genesistrine | 571 comments A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge

Ah, this looks like the Finnish edition: Linnunradan ääret


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L. Ritali | 3 comments You are right! Thanks a lot. I was sure I will never find this again. I probably started reading from the middle. I just remember the though provoking world building. Possibility to send one part (one wolf) of you to scout something dangerous. And guilds that combined them to 300 part packs, but only for work day, then in evening they go home as usual packs.


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