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Heaven's Reach

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Part One - Then Five Galaxies
Harry
Sara
Gillian
Harry
Lark
Dwer
Harry
Sara
Alvin's Journal
Lark
Emerson
Rety
Lark
Part Two - The Orders of Life
Harry
Alvin's Journal
Kaa
Alvin's Journal
Lark
Alvin's Journal
Gillian
Tsh't
Lark
Emerson
Gillian
Emerson
Gillian
Lark
Ewasx
Alvin's Journal
Part Three - The Great Harrower
Harry
Sara
Harry
Alvin's Journal
Harry
Ewasx
Harry
Part Four - Candidates of Transcendence
From the Journal of Gillian Baskin
Harry
Sara
Lark
Dwer
Emerson
Harry
Kaa
From the Journal of Gillian Baskin
Lark
Sara
Alvin's Journal
Lark
Harry
Gillian
Lark
Emerson
Gillian
"X"
Part Five - The Time of Changes
Galaxies
E Space
Sol System
Hyperspace
Earth
Jijo
Home
Destiny
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 Uplift Universe*
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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

 Uplift Storm Trilogy
#3 of 3
Uplift Storm Trilogy   See series as if on a bookshelf
A subset of books set within the Uplift Universe by David Brin.

1) Brightness Reef
2) Infinity's Shore
3) Heaven's Reach
Copyright © 1998 by David Brin.
To
Terren Jacob Brin, our unlimited explorer
and crowning work in our trilogy
What emblems grace the fine prows of our fast ships?
May contain spoilers
It would be many years before he heard that voice again.
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
ARE THEY REALLY GONE?”

Dwer bent close to an ancient, pitted window. He peered at a glittering starscape, feeling some of the transmitted chill of outer space, just a finger’s breadth away.

“I don’t see any sign of ’em over here,” he called back to Rety. “Is it clear on your side?”

His companion—a girl about fourteen, with a scarred face and stringy hair—pressed against another pane at the opposite end of the dusty chamber, once the control room of a sleek vessel, but now hardly more than a grimy ruin.

“There’s nothin’—unless you count the bits an’ pieces floatin’ out there, that keep fallin’ off this rusty ol’ bucket.”

Her hand slammed the nearest bulkhead. Streams of dust trickled from crevices in prehistoric metal walls.

The starship’s original owners must have been oddly shaped, since the viewing ports were arrayed at knee height to a standing human, while corroded instruments perched on tall pillars spread around the oblong room. Whatever race once piloted this craft, they eventually abandoned it as junk, over half a million years ago, when it was dumped onto a great pile of discarded hulks in the dross midden that lay under Jijo’s ocean.

Immersion in subicy water surely had preserving effects. Still, the Streaker crew had accomplished a miracle, reviving scores of these wrecks for one final voyage. It made Rety’s remark seem unfair, all considered.

There is air in here, Dwer thought. And a machine that spits out a paste we can eat … sort of. We’re holding death at bay. For the moment.

Not that he felt exactly happy about their situation. But after all the narrow escapes of the last few days, Dwer found continued life and health cause for surprised pleasure, not spiteful complaint.

Of course, Rety had her own, unique way of looking at things. Her young life had been a lot harder than his, after all.

i sniff every corner of this old boat,” a small voice piped, speaking Anglic with a hissing accent and a note of triumph. “no sign of metal monsters, none! we scare them off!

The speaker trotted across the control room on four miniature hooves—a quadruped with two slim centauroid arms and an agile, snakelike neck. Holding his head up proudly, little yee clattered over to Rety and slipped into her belt pouch. The two called each other “husband and wife,” an interspecies union that made some sense to another Jijoan but would have stunned any citizen of the Civilization of Five Galaxies. The verbose urrish male and an unbathed, prepubescent human female made quite a pairing.

Dwer shook his head.

“Those robots didn’t leave on account of our fierce looks. We were hiding in a closet, scared out of our wits, remember?” He shrugged. “I bet they didn’t search the ship because they saw it for an empty shell right away.”

 

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

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 06-Dec-2009
Spectra
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Language:
English
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From amazon.com:

Prepare for a harrowing ride through the universe by the New York Times–bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Postman.

Book Three in the Uplift Storm Trilogy

The peaceful existence of six outcast races on Jijo has ended. Ancient enemies, the Jophur, have discovered them, preparing to subject the refugees to their dark, perverted plans.

The Jijoans’ only hope is the same ship that accidently led their foes to the planet. The Earthship Streaker, with its crew of uplifted dolphins and a human commander, must somehow lure the Jophur into a chase through space . . . into the unknown. And then into the weird.

More than just the fate of Jijo—or that of distant Earth, also suffering a deadly siege—hangs in the balance. Some believe a terrifying prophecy is about to come true, one that involves Streaker’s trove of artifacts coveted by factions throughout all Five Galaxies. As countless white dwarf stars verge on unexpected explosion, all sentient life in the universe appears to be at risk unless someone can save them.

Praise for the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning Uplift Saga

“The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre.” —The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

“An extraordinary achievement.” —Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero,on Startide Rising

“An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy.” —Locus on The Uplift War

“Tremendously inventive, ambitious work.” —Kirkus Reviews on Brightness Reef
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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.

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