The Peace War

The Peace War is a science fiction novel by American writer Vernor Vinge, about authoritarianism and technological progress. It was first published as a serial in Analog in 1984, and then appeared in book form shortly afterward. It was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1985. Its sequels are "The Ungoverned", which was a novella published in his collection True Names and Other Dangers, and the novel Marooned in Realtime. All three were collected in Across Realtime (Baen Books, 1991).