David Brin‘s has peppered some very interesting ideas throughout the novel. Startide Rising is the second novel in David Brin's well-known Uplift universe, of which there are currently five other books. The overall premise of “uplift” is interesting, and would definitely be worth reading about, except for one minor issue. He burst onto the science fiction scene in the 1980s and was quickly seen as one of the leading voices in the field. David Brin Startide Rising (1983, rev. Start by marking “Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Recorded Books did a beautiful job on the cover, the specially commissioned painting is perhaps the nicest ever done for an audiobook. Soon after, in orbit above Kithrup, the might of all five galaxies fights each other for the right to claim “the prize”. This is David Brin's finest space opera, and I recommend it. It was revised by the author in 1993 to correct errors and omissions from the original edition. I really enjoyed his suspenseful YA angel novel, Heartborn. I like this book well enough but I feel like I should like it more than I do, it has everything a good sf novel should have. The first book, Startide Rising is the story of the ship's attempt to hide itself on an oceanic world. Unlike every other intelligent species in the known universe, humanity has no Patron responsible from raising it from animal cunning to true intelligence. This tale takes place several centuries after Sundiver (book 1). Seeker is a dolphin-crewed ship (dolphins have been more or less completely Uplifted at this point) with several humans and an ape on board. Please correct the page count of this version. In Startide Rising, an Earth ship piloted by "uplifted" dolphins discovers a fleet of derelict ships in a far corner of the galaxy. However it does refere. Unfortunately the cover and the packaging, are the best thing about this novel. When someone who doesn't like science fiction explains why, the most common reasons are: Dolphins in space, wielding psychic powers, hide from a diverse gang of aliens on a watery planet. It worked well as a standalone for me. Reviews (0) Startide Rising is a 1983 science fiction novel by David Brin and the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe. You guessed it - that person is black. Still, great world-building, fascinating aliens and a pretty good plot. an alien knows about record players? At the center of the Uplift Series is the idea that an “uplift” of intelligent life is necessary in order to create sentient and spacefaring races. The second book of the Uplift Series, Startide Rising is the winner Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards for Best Novel of the year (1983). The second book of the Uplift Series, Startide Rising is the winner Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards for Best Novel of the year (1983). I am fascinated by the idea of aquatic pilots---I think that they would understand space differently because underneath is not a hard stop. Think this is my favourite David Brin. I like this book well enough but I feel like I should like it more than I do, it has everything a good sf novel should have. These flaws along with reading the unreadable voices of many dolphins, are almost too much for poor George. Read full review Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race. As with many multi-volume series the paperback and hardcover versions of this book include: A glossary, a cast of characters list, a prologue, an epilogue, a postscript and a drawing (in this case of the Terran starship). Your email address will not be published. Among his first, an… It's a wonderful story, with a stand up and cheer ending. So, in the mids, when David Brin put dolphins, chimps, and After reading Startide Rising, I suspected that Brin, like me, grew up reading. Now obviously the drawing wouldn’t be able to be conveyed by a narrator, so it’s loss isn’t a big deal. Mind you, this is the same decade that brought us Spock swimming with humpback whales in an attempt to preserve life on. Initial bad prose and slow pace give way to a serviceable space operatic thriller. It is one of the rare books to win three awards – Hugo, Nebula, and Locus – in a year. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages. Oh well, this was still an excellent book {and better than the first one IMO). Reviews. Startide Rising is a 1983 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin, the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded by Sundiver and followed by The Uplift War). Follow up to Startide Rising is the second novel set in David Brin 's Uplift concept the characters new... 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