Best David Brin Books

The Uplift War

The Uplift Saga • Book 3

by David Brin

Neo-chimpanzees wage guerrilla warfare against alien occupiers, proving that Earth's uplifted species won't go quietly into servitude. Brin's Hugo winner shows what happens when the galactic order faces species willing to fight dirty for freedom.

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Neo-chimpanzees wage guerrilla warfare against alien occupiers, proving that Earth's uplifted species won't go quietly into servitude. Brin's Hugo winner shows what happens when the galactic order faces species willing to fight dirty for freedom.

Startide Rising

The Uplift Saga • Book 2

by David Brin

When dolphins and humans aboard the Streaker uncover a fleet of ancient ships, five alien races converge in a deadly hunt for the ultimate archaeological prize.

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When dolphins and humans aboard the Streaker uncover a fleet of ancient ships, five alien races converge in a deadly hunt for the ultimate archaeological prize.

Journey to the Centre of the Earth

by Jules Verne, David Brin

Verne sends a German professor and his terrified nephew down a volcano shaft to discover mastodons and mushroom forests at Earth's core.

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Verne sends a German professor and his terrified nephew down a volcano shaft to discover mastodons and mushroom forests at Earth's core.

Existence

by David Brin

Orbital garbage collector Gerald Livingston finds something that shouldn't exist, launching a globe-spanning mystery that questions humanity's place in the cosmos.

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Orbital garbage collector Gerald Livingston finds something that shouldn't exist, launching a globe-spanning mystery that questions humanity's place in the cosmos.

The Practice Effect

by David Brin

When physicist Dennis Nuel probes mysterious alternate realms, he discovers worlds where the fundamental laws of reality operate by entirely different rules.

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When physicist Dennis Nuel probes mysterious alternate realms, he discovers worlds where the fundamental laws of reality operate by entirely different rules.

Sundiver

The Uplift Saga • Book 1

by David Brin

What if humans are the only species in the galaxy to evolve without alien mentors? Brin launches his Uplift saga with a journey into the sun's corona to uncover the mystery of humanity's origins.

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What if humans are the only species in the galaxy to evolve without alien mentors? Brin launches his Uplift saga with a journey into the sun's corona to uncover the mystery of humanity's origins.

The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century

by Martin H. Greenberg, Greg Bear, Terry Bisson, David Brin, John W. Campbell Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, Ursula K. Le Guin, Judith Merril, Frederik Pohl, Eric Frank Russell, Terry Farrell, Denise Crosby, Alexander Siddig, Melissa Manchester

Essential 20th-century sci-fi collection spans from Arthur C. Clarke's cosmic mysteries to Harlan Ellison's twisted childhood nightmares in "Jeffty Is Five."

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Essential 20th-century sci-fi collection spans from Arthur C. Clarke's cosmic mysteries to Harlan Ellison's twisted childhood nightmares in "Jeffty Is Five."

Old Venus

by George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Ian McDonald, Garth Nix, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, Matthew Hughes, Paul McAuley, Lavie Tidhar, Allen M. Steele, Stephen Leigh, Eleanor Arnason, David Brin, Michael Cassutt, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, Joe R. Lansdale, Mike Resnick

Sixteen authors resurrect the steamy, dangerous Venus of pulp fiction—complete with dripping jungles, strange creatures, and the adventurous spirit of classic sci-fi.

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Sixteen authors resurrect the steamy, dangerous Venus of pulp fiction—complete with dripping jungles, strange creatures, and the adventurous spirit of classic sci-fi.