Brightness Reef - David Brin

Second Foundation Trilogy: Foundation's Triumph - David Brin

reviewed the first two instalments of this continuation of Asimov’s Foundation series I was always going to get around to reviewing the third and last book Foundation’s Triumph written by David Brin. Three successful Sci-fi writers Gregory Benford, Greg Bear and David Brin with the blessing of the Asimov estate wrote the three books that make up this ‘second’ Foundation Trilogy. The original trilogy comprises Foundation , Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation and decades later Asimov added Foundations Edge , Foundation and Earth , Prelude to Foundation and Forward the Foundation . ‘Foundation’s Triumph’ is the third of this Second Foundation Trilogy, ...

David Brin in general

I actually do not know how to start describing the genius of David Brin. Firstly, though, he is a modern science fiction writer, whose works are among some of the most compelling and exciting books I have ever read. What makes me love David Brin is his vision. I believe that a major part of any science fiction/fantasy work is the take that it puts on the world as we know it. A good example of this is Isaac Asimov's Foundation series - when done well it can completely blow your mind. In his Uplift series David Brin has created (among other things) a vision of the universe where history stretches back incomprehensibly far - all that is known is that life began ...

Sun Diver - David Brin

As with many reviewers, I feel the need to announce my personal bias, and say that Brin is possibly my favourite author. Also, I will probably either put too much or too little information on the books setting or characters. If you want more information, read the book. It's worth it, trust me... could this face lie to you? Like the later two books in the Uplift Trilogy, Sundiver can be read simply as a stand-alone novel, and a good one. Set an undisclosed number of years in our future, it combines all the best elements of a science-fiction novel with the story from a crime or espionage thriller. The world has changed since our time, but not so much that it becomes ...