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 Startide Rising - David Brin
Newest Review: ... Humanity is the only species so far encountered that was not genetically engineered to sentience, and the alien civilisation ... more  ... has some difficulty believing the human ideas about 'evolution'). It is at this point that the first dolphin-crewed vessel - the research ship 'Streaker' - makes a discovery that once again brings Humanity (and it's 'offspring' species the chimpanzees and dolphins) to the front of galactic affairs. You never get to read about the events surrounding the discovery, but references are made to a derelict fleet of ships that may or may not belong to the legendary 'First Species' in ...more |
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Startide Rising - David Brin: Brin-y Deep (568 words)
by - written on 20/01/01 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Startide Rising, the second book in the Uplift Trilogy, is the first Brin book I ever read. It then proceeded to drag me kicking and screaming back to the library to find some more, unfortunately for me there were none, and I had to buy some, but that's libraries for you. Like the previous novel in the series (Sundiver - of which I have also written a review. Hint.) it works well as a stand alone novel, though I would reccomend reading all three, which gives the whole series a broader sweep. Jumping forward an unspecified period of time from the first book, Mankind is slowly beginning to at least accept the universe they find themselves in, and the other ... Read the complete review
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