Brightness reef

Synopsis

David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.The planet Jijo is forbidden to settlers, its ecology protected by guardians of the Five Galaxies. But over the centuries it has been resettled, populated by refugees of six intelligent races. Together they have woven a new society in the wilderness, drawn together by their fear of Judgment Day, when the Five Galaxies will discover their illegal colony.

Ideas Explored

• Galactic Uplift Politics
• Multi-Species Urban Ecosystem
• Sapience Classification Debate
• Space Colonization Governance
• Wilderness Preservation Charter

Metadata

Source: OpenLibrary

Tags: FictionLife on other planetsLife on other planets in fictionScience fictionFiction, science fiction, generalVie extraterrestreRomans, nouvellesFiction, science fiction, genetic engineeringFiction, science fiction, alien contactFiction, science fiction, action & adventure

isfdb_id: 467

openlibrary_id: OL58695W

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