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Title: The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, Book 3) by David Brin ISBN: 0-553-27971-8 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.06 (36 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good sci-fi with good character driven plot
Comment: This is the best book in the first uplift trilogy. There is plenty of action, good story plotting, diverting ideas and the science doesn't swamp the book. At over six hundred pages this book is well worth buying. The book earned it's Hugo award. There is no need to read the previous two books in the trilogy as each has a separate story. My favourite aspect was the galactics and there are more of them in this book than the first two. Brin writes well and gives a good read in all the books of the trilogy. He keeps chapters short and moves the story along particularly well in Uplift War, moving between various characters in different situations. This structure is well managed and works for this book so I recommend it to you.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent
Comment: Though this is actually the third novel in the first uplift trilogy it stands neatly on it's own. It may be wiser to start with Startide Rising, though. Anyway, in this book an alien bird-like race (Gubru) lays siege to a human colony world(Garth). With a Galaxy-wide war set around humans this lonely and poor colony must face it's would-be conquerors alone. It's one battle in the whole war whose causes are better described in Startide (though they are also explained here). Brin does an exceptional work in describing the chimpanzee culture who must strive to help their human patrons in saving Garth. All characters are wonderfully explored and complex, even the aliens! For those of you who are looking for the characters presented in Startide Rising, tough luck! This isn't it! For that read Brightness Reef(the first book of the second trilogy). We also get a close look at Earth's Tymbrimi allies and Thenanin enemies. Though you could skip this book in the overall streaker series I found it extremely entertaining and absolutely engrossing. Besides the ultimate conclusion of this book shall play an essential role in the outcome of the greater war.
Very entertaining and highly recommended. Brin's very best!
Rating: 3
Summary: enjoyed it a lot less than i expected
Comment: first a wee bit of background- I am a big fan of big sci-fi series', epic galaxies. this is sort of a review of the series, though the issues I have with it as a whole are the same as with this book. I am also a student of ecology amd biology, and sci-fi that deals with those topics often interest me.
I love the information in this book and this trilogy, the premise, the ideas and plentiful data about different Galactic traditions and species. But I really didn't enjoy the book all that much, and was very disapointed in that fact. To me, it feels that not enough happens in the book, a lot of words and dialogue, but not much actual plot. Or, maybe it's simply Brin's writing style- the first Uplift Trilogy are the only books of Brin's I've read so far, though I had planned on reading Kiln People at some point, I doubt I will now. I am debating whether or not to read the next book, perhaps the second trilogy will be more to my liking, but then again, it may just be more of a waste of time.
Don't get me wrong, these aren't bad books. I had some high hopes, though hopes justified by the reviews and opinions I've read and heard from other folks. I tried very hard to like Sundiver, Startide Rising and The Uplift War, but I just couldn't make it happen.
Don't let this review scare you off- a lot of people love Brin's work, especially the Uplift books... But there are some of us who it doesn't rub right, unfortunately.
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Title: Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, Book 1) by David Brin ISBN: 0553269828 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 January, 1985 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Brightness Reef (The Uplift Trilogy, Book 1) by David Brin ISBN: 0553573306 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Heaven's Reach (The Uplift Saga, Book 6) by David Brin ISBN: 0553574736 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 11 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Infinity's Shore (The Uplift Saga, Book 5) by David Brin ISBN: 0553577778 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Hyperion by Dan Simmons ISBN: 0553283685 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1990 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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