'One of maybe twenty science fiction novels that deserve the label classic. 'This is one of the outstanding SF novels of recent years.' - Publishers Weekly I remain amazed at how many different characters and subplots Brin juggles without a misstep, and the way he keeps the tension and suspense high throughout.' Startide Rising is one of the books that I remember most fondly, out of all I have read, and rereading it thirty years later proved just as enjoyable as the first time. 'An extraordinary achievement.' -Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero This book features a new introduction by the author. With a damaged ship and hostile aliens in pursuit, the crew must band together if they hope to survive. Suddenly the Five Galaxies teeter on the brink of all-out war as fanatics hunt Streaker for the secret. There is a synergy there, even though both stand alone. But I think for maximum enjoyment one would read Startide Rising, and the Uplift War in sequence. Sundiver, slightly weaker, could be left out with no problem.

The Earthship Streaker-crewed by humans and uplifted dolphins and chimpanzees-discovers a derelict armada, perhaps left by the very first patrons, the fabled Progenitors. Rodzilla Any of the three, Sundiver, Startide Rising, or the Uplift War, could be read as a good stand alone novel. But is upstart humanity a patron or a client? Patron races demand centuries of indentured servitude from each uplifted client. Foremost among said traditions is uplift, which requires all spacefaring races to welcome newcomers into Galactic culture by breeding and genetically guiding each client species to full sapience-but at a price. Humanity's explorations have revealed galaxies inhabited by millions of intelligent species interacting under ancient traditions. A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New. Description A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New York Times-bestselling author of The Postman.

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