I just finished
A Fire Upon The Deep by Vernor Vinge and wanted to give a very short review for those who haven't read this.
Absolutely brilliant! This is definitely one of
the best real *science* fiction novels I've ever read and I'd say one of the best books from any genre I've ever read. There are countless plot summaries out there and many more comments that pick apart the book so I'll leave that out here.
Very, very good read - highly recommended.