Hostile aliens take an Earth colony hostage in this New York Times–bestselling hard science fiction adventure by the author of Startide Rising.Winner of the Hugo AwardAlthough they were uplifted and given full sapience, the Bururalli clearly weren't ready to run a planet, almost wrecking Garth. As a "salvage world," it was given to despised Earthlings, assigned to reclaim it from the brink. Many senior Galactics—leaders of t...

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.Winner of the Hugo and Nebula AwardsWe are not alone. Humanity's explorations have revealed galaxies inhabited by millions of intelligent species interacting under ancient traditions. Foremost among said traditions is uplift, which requires all spacefaring races t...

In this classic hard science fiction-thriller by the New York Times–bestselling author of Startide Rising, a man-made black hole threatens Earth's future.Hugo and Nebula Award–Winning AuthorScientist Alex Lustig has created a tiny, yet very destructive, problem—a microscopic black hole that he accidentally dropped into Earth's core. Now, racing to keep it from consuming the planet, he begins to suspect something even strange...

A woman faces danger when she uncovers a mystery that can change her world in this science fiction adventure by a New York Times–bestselling author.Hugo and Nebula award-winning author"One of the most important SF novels of the year." — Washington Post Book WorldOn Planet Stratos, clans of genetically identical females dominate society. Natural conceptions are permitted, but only in s...

The essential companion to one of the most celebrated science fiction series of all time.Beginning with the novel Sundiver, David Brin introduced one of the most inventive, thought-provoking, and richly-imagined universes in all of science fiction. Now, Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevyn Lenagh to present the definitive guide to the societies, technology, and species of his epic, award-winning series.Written as a handbook for Terran field ...

The Hugo and Nebula award-winning author's complete second Uplift Saga trilogy, featuring a refugee planet, a fugitive Earth ship, and her dolphin/human crew.New York Times–Bestselling AuthorBrightness Reef: Six outcast races hunker down on the off-limits planet Jijo when a mysterious starship lands. However, it doesn't bring the "law" they feared, but something worse—a dark secret the invaders will do anything to keep . . ....

In all the universe, no species reached for the stars without "uplift" guidance, except possibly humankind. Did some cryptic patron race begin the job long ago, then abandon us? Or did we leap all by ourselves? That question burns, yet a greater mystery looms ahead, in the furnace of a star. Under the caverns of Mercury, Expedition Sundiver prepares for the most momentous voyage of our history – into the boiling inferno of the sun, seeking our destiny in the cosmic order of life.Th...

Strange visitors throw a planet of refugees into chaos in this science fiction adventure by the author of New York Times–bestseller The Uplift War.Hugo Award FinalistCenturies ago, the Buyur race abandoned Jijo. Now off-limits to settlers, it's warded by guardian machines who will protect the planet until the Institutes of the Five Galaxies declare Jijo ready—in another million years—for new civilization.But mere laws...

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

From Hugo and Nebula winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays about the near and distant future, as humans and other intelligences encounter the secrets of the cosmos – and of their own existence. In Dr. Pak's Preschool, a woman discovers that her baby has been called to work while still in the womb. In Natulife, a married couple finds their relationship threatened by the wonders of virtual reality. In Sshhh… the arrival of benevolent aliens on Eart...

He was a survivor—a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war.Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless...

A once peaceful planet of refugees faces annihilation in this hard science fiction sequel to the New York Times–bestselling author's Brightness Reef.Hugo and Nebula Award-Winning AuthorIt's illegal to occupy the planet Jijo, but six castaway races have managed to coexist there for some time. They've successfully hidden from watchful law enforcers of the Five Galaxies—until now . . .After making an amazing discovery fa...