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The Uplift War

78.6% complete
1987
2012
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Prelude
Part One - Invasion
1 - Fiben
2 - Athaclena
3 - Galactics
4 - Robert
5 - Fiben
6 - Uthacalthing
7 - Athaclena
8 - Fiben
9 - Uthacalthing
10 - Robert
11 - Galactics
12 - Athaclena
13 - Fiben
14 - Uthacalthing
15 - Athaclena
16 - The Howletts Center
17 - Fiben
18 - Uthacalthing
19 - Athaclena
20 - Galactics
21 - Fiben and Robert
22 - Athaclena
23 - Exile
Part Two - Patriots
24 - Fiben
25 - Galactics
26 - Robert
27 - Fiben
28 - Government in Hiding
29 - Robert
30 - Fiben
31 - Galactics
32 - Athaclena
33 - Fiben
34 - Athaclena
35 - Robert
36 - Fiben
37 - Galactics
38 - Fiben
39 - Gailet
40 - Fiben
41 - Galactics
42 - Robert
Part Three - The Garthlings
43 - Uthacalthing
44 - Galactics
45 - Athaclena
46 - Fiben
47 - Athaclena
48 - Fiben and Gailet
49 - Galactics
Part Four - Traitors
50 - Government in Hiding
51 - Uthacalthing
52 - Athaclena
53 - Robert
54 - Fiben
55 - Uthacalthing
56 - Galactics
57 - Athaclena
58 - Robert
59 - Fiben
60 - Uthacalthing
61 - Athaclena
62 - Galactics
63 - Fiben
64 - Gailet
65 - Fiben
66 - Gailet
67 - Fiben
Part Five - Avengers
68 - Galactics
69 - Government in Exile
70 - Robert
71 - Max
72 - Athaclena
73 - Uthacalthing
74 - Gailet
75 - Galactics
76 - The Caves
77 - Fiben and Sylvie
78 - Galactics
79 - Gailet
80 - Robert
81 - Athaclena
82 - Uthacalthing
83 - Fiben
84 - Uthacalthing
85 - Athaclena
86 - Galactics
87 - Fiben
88 - Gailet
89 - Galactics
90 - Gailet
91 - Fiben
Part Six - Citizens
92 - Galactics
93 - Robert
94 - Galactics
95 - Athaclena
96 - Sylvie
97 - Galactics
98 - Uthacalthing
99 - Galactics
100 - Athaclena
101 - Galactics
102 - Major Prathachulthorn
103 - Athaclena
104 - Galactics
105 - Robert
106 - Gailet
107 - Galactics
108 - Athaclena
109 - Galactics
110 - Athaclena
Part Seven - Wolflings
111 - Fiben
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1563
 Uplift Universe*
#3 of 6
Uplift Universe*   See series as if on a bookshelf
A science fiction series written by David Brin.

1) Sundiver
2) Startide Rising
3) The Uplift War
4) Brightness Reef
5) Infinity's Shore
6) Heaven's Reach
Copyright © 1987 by David Brin.
To Jane Goodall, Sarah Hrdy,
and all the others who are
helping us at last to learn to understand.

And to Dian Fossey, who died fighting
so that beauty and potential might live.
How strange, that such an insignificant little world should come to matter so much.
May contain spoilers
"T'rifically funny, Uthacalthing."
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
Robert led the way a few feet ahead of her, using a machete to lop off the occasional branch encroaching on the narrow trail. The bright sunshine of the sun, Gimelhai, filtered softly through the forest canopy, and the spring air was warm.

Athaclena felt glad of the easy pace. With her weight redistributed from its accustomed pattern, walking was something of an adventure in itself. She wondered how human women managed to go through most of their lives with such a wide-hipped stance. Perhaps it was a sacrifice they paid for having big-headed babies, instead of giving birth early and then sensibly slipping the child into a postpartum pouch.

This experiment—subtly changing her body shape to make it seem more humanlike—was one of the more fascinating aspects of her visit to an Earth colony. She certainly could not have moved among local crowds as inconspicuously on a world of the reptiloid Soro, or the sap-ring-creatures of Jophur. And in the process she had learned a lot more about physiological control than the instructors had taught her back in school.

Still, the inconveniences were substantial, and she was considering putting an end to the experiment.

Oh, Ifni. A glyph of frustration danced at her tendril tips. Changing back at this point might be more effort than it’s worth.

There were limits to what even the ever-adaptable Tymbrimi physiology could be expected to do. Attempting too many alterations in a short time ran the risk of triggering enzyme exhaustion.

Anyway, it was a little flattering to kenn the conflicts taking shape in Robert’s mind. Athaclena wondered. Is he actually attracted to me? A year ago the very idea would have shocked her. Even Tymbrimi boys made her nervous, and Robert was an alien!

Now though, for some reason, she felt more curiosity than revulsion.

There was something almost hypnotic about the steady rocking of the pack on her back, the rhythm of soft boots on the rough trail, and the warming of leg muscles too long leashed by city streets. Here in the middle altitudes the air was warm and moist. It carried a thousand rich scents, oxygen, decaying humus, and the musty smell of human perspiration.

As Athaclena trudged, following her guide along the steep-sided ridgeline, a low rumbling could soon be heard coming from the distance ahead of them. It sounded like a rumor of great engines, or perhaps an industrial plant. The murmur faded and then returned with every switchback, just a little more forceful each time they drew near its mysterious source. Apparently Robert was relishing a surprise, so Athaclena bit back her curiosity and asked no questions.

At last, though, Robert stopped and waited at a bend in the trail. He closed his eyes, concentrating, and Athaclena thought she caught, just for a moment, the flickering traces of primitive emotion-glyph. Instead of true kenning, it brought to mind a visual image—a high, roaring fountain painted in garish, uninhibited blues and greens.

He really is getting much better, Athaclena thought. Then she joined him at the bend and gasped in surprise.

Droplets, trillions of tiny liquid lenses, sparkled in the shafts of sunlight that cut sharply through the cloud forest. The low rumble that had drawn them onward for an hour was suddenly an earthshaking growl that rattled tree limbs left and right, reverberating through the rocks and into their bones. Straight ahead a great cataract spilled over glass-smooth boulders, dashing into spume and spray in a canyon carved over persistent ages.

The falling river was an extravagance of nature, pouring forth more exuberantly than the most shameless human entertainer, prouder then any sentient poet.

It was too much to be taken in with ears and eyes alone. Athaclena’s tendrils waved, seeking, kenning, one of those moments Tymbrimi glyphcrafters sometimes spoke of—when a world seemed to join into the mesh of empathy usually reserved for living things. In a time-stretched instant, she realized that ancient Garth, wounded and crippled, could still sing.

Robert grinned. Athaclena met his gaze and smiled as well. Their hands met and joined. For a long, wordless time they stood together and watched the shimmering, ever-changing rainbows arch over nature’s percussive flood.

 

Added: 31-Jan-2015
Last Updated: 19-May-2022

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 15-Dec-2009
Spectra
Kindle e-Book
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Date Issued:
15-Dec-2009
Format:
Kindle e-Book
Cover Price:
$7.99
Pages*:
750
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Internal ID:
2600
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ISBN:
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ISBN-13:
978-0-307-57535-7
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Donato Giancola  - Cover Artist
From amazon.com:

David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written.  Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time.  Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race.  But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?

As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth.  The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction.  At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies.  Sweeping, brilliantly crafted, inventive and dramatic, The Uplift War is an unforgettable story of adventure and wonder from one of today's science fiction greats.
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Notes and Comments:
Bantam edition published July 1987
Bantam reissue / September 1995
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Author(s)

David Brin  
Birth: 06 Oct 1950 Glendale, California, USA
Notes:
From the Kindle version of Sundiver:

DAVID BRIN is the author of eleven novels, Sundiver, The Uplift War, Startide Rising, The Practice Effect, The Postman (which was adapted for film by Warner Brothers), Heart of the Comet with Gregory Benford, Earth, Glory Season, Brightness Reef, Infinity’s Shore, and Heaven’s Reach, as well as the short-story collections The River of Time and Otherness. His most recent work of nonfiction is The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? He has a doctorate in astrophysics and has been a NASA consultant and a physics professor. He lives in southern California, where he is at work on his next novel.

Awards

1988Libertarian Futurist SocietyPrometheus Award Nominee
1988Locus MagazineBest SF Novel Winner
1988Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of AmericaNebula Award - Best Novel Nominee
1988World Science Fiction SocietyHugo Award - Best Novel Winner
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