Startide Rising

David Brin

Jul 2010 · Spectra

About this ebook

David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written.  Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time.  Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race.  But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?

The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history.  Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret--the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.

Ratings and reviews

20 year ago David Brin nailed me to the pages with his book Startide Rising. Brin are not always up to par as a magician with words, chucks of the book do not stand out. That said, Brin are in my opinion one of the best concept author ever with his awesome ability to look outside the box. This book rank in my top 10 list.

Make it so! Old civilizations helping young soponauts to grow and gain a galaxy to roam in. Oh, let it be!

David Brin is a fun and extremely science minded author. This 5 Galaxy universe is amazing.

About the author

David Brin is the author of Sundiver, The Uplift War, Startide Rising, The Practice Effect, The Postman, Heart of the Comet (with Gregory Benford), Earth, Glory Season, Brightness Reef, and Infinity's Shore, as well as the short-story collections The River of Time and Otherness.  He has a doctorate in astrophysics and has been a NASA consultant and a physics professor.  He lives in southern California.