<div>Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy is one of the highwater marks of science fiction.The monumental story of a Galactic Empire in decline and a secret society of scientists who seek to shorten the coming Dark Age with tools of Psychohistory, Foundation pioneered many themes of modern science fiction.Now, with the approval of the Asimov estate, three of today's most acclaimed authors have completed the epic the Grand Master left unfinished.The Second Foundation Trilogy begins with Gregory Benford's Foundation's Fear, telling the origins of Hari Seldon, the Foundation's creator. Greg Bear's Foundation and Chaos relates the epic tale of Seldon's downfall and the first stirrings of robotic rebellion. Now, in David Brin's Foundation's Triumph, Seldon is about to escape exile and risk everything for one final quest-a search for knowledge and the power it bestows. The outcome of this final journey may secure humankind's future-or witness its final downfall...</div>

Foundation's Triumph

<div>The award-winning author&rsquo;s complete second trilogy of the Uplift Saga, featuring a planet of refugees, a fugitive Earthling ship, and her dolphin/human crew. Brightness Reef Six outcast races hunker down on the off-limits planet Jijo when a mysterious starship lands. However, it doesn&rsquo;t bring the &ldquo;law&rdquo; they feared, but something worse&mdash;a dark secret the invaders will do anything to keep . . . Infinity&rsquo;s Shore Earthship Streaker, with its dolphin and human crew, has been on the run for three years after discovering a derelict armada whose mere existence seems to drive the Five Galaxies mad. With Earth under siege and nowhere to turn, Streaker has come to far-off, isolated Jijo in search of sanctuary amid its population of secret refugees. Unfortunately, they&rsquo;ve been followed . . . Heaven&rsquo;s Reach With the arrival of deadly enemies, the peaceful isolation of Jijo&rsquo;s six exile races has ended. While the races join forces to fight invaders, the Earthship Streaker must lure other foes into weird layers of the unknown. Meanwhile, a dire prophecy may put the entire universe at risk . . . Praise for the Hugo and Nebula Award&ndash;winning Uplift Saga &ldquo;An extraordinary achievement.&rdquo; &mdash;Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero, on Startide Rising &ldquo;An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus on The Uplift War &ldquo;Tremendously inventive, ambitious work.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews on Brightness Reef &ldquo;Well paced, immensely complex, highly literate . . . Superior SF.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review, on Infinity&rsquo;s Shore &ldquo;A timely, science fictional contemplation of the refugee experience.&rdquo;&mdash;Santa Fe Reporter on Brightness Reef</div>

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The Uplift Storm Trilogy

<div>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.Book One in the Uplift Storm TrilogyCenturies ago, the Buyur race abandoned Jijo. Now off-limits to settlers, it&rsquo;s warded by guardian machines who will protect the planet until the Institutes of the Five Galaxies declare Jijo ready&mdash;in another million years&mdash;for new civilization.But mere laws and guardians can&rsquo;t keep out the desperate. Clandestine bands of &ldquo;sooners&rdquo; have sneaked down to the lonely planet. Six intelligent races&mdash;all refugees&mdash;have bickered . . . then built a new society in the wilds of Jijo, hidden beneath forest canopies. Together they live in harmony&mdash;and in fear of the day their illegal colony will be discovered and judgment from the Five Galaxies will rain down upon them.One day a strange starship finally does appear on Jijo. But its owners do not bring law or judgment. Only dire secrets. And they&rsquo;ll do whatever it takes to keep them . . .This ebook features a new introduction by the author.Hugo Award Finalist&ldquo;A captivating read . . . Brightness Reef leaves you looking forward to more. It&rsquo;s a worthy addition to what promises to be a great science fiction series.&rdquo; &mdash;Star Tribune&ldquo;Brin is a skillful storyteller. . . . There is more than enough action to keep the book exciting, and like all good serials, the first volume ends with a bang.&rdquo; &mdash;The Plain Dealer &ldquo;A universe that&rsquo;s immensely appealing, leaving readers hungry for more of this exciting, epic adventure.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;Tremendously inventive, ambitious work.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews&ldquo;A timely, science fictional contemplation of the refugee experience.&rdquo;&mdash;Santa Fe Reporter</div>

Brightness Reef

<div>Prepare for a harrowing ride through the universe by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Startide Rising and The Postman.Book Three in the Uplift Storm TrilogyThe 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&rsquo; 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&mdash;or that of distant Earth, also suffering a deadly siege&mdash;hangs in the balance. Some believe a terrifying prophecy is about to come true, one that involves Streaker&rsquo;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&ndash;winning Uplift Saga&ldquo;The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre.&rdquo; &mdash;The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction &ldquo;An extraordinary achievement.&rdquo; &mdash;Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero,on Startide Rising&ldquo;An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus on The Uplift War &ldquo;Tremendously inventive, ambitious work.&rdquo; &mdash;Kirkus Reviews on Brightness Reef</div>

Heaven's Reach

<div>A once peaceful planet of refugees faces complete annihilation in this hard science fiction sequel to Brightness Reef.Book Two in the Uplift Storm TrilogyIt&rsquo;s illegal to occupy the planet Jijo, but six castaway races have managed to coexist there for some time. They&rsquo;ve successfully hidden from watchful law enforcers of the Five Galaxies&mdash;until now . . .After making an amazing discovery far away&mdash;a derelict armada whose mere existence triggered interstellar war&mdash;the Terran exploration vessel Streaker and its crew of humans and dolphins arrive at Jijo in search of sanctuary from the Galactic forces out to destroy them.But they were followed. As behemoth Galactic starships descend upon Jijo, heroic&mdash;and terrifying&mdash;choices must be made. Together, human and alien settlers must choose whether to fight the invaders or join them. The crew of the Streaker, meanwhile, discovers something that just might save Jijo and its inhabitants . . . or destroy every last one of them.&ldquo;Well paced, immensely complex, highly literate . . . Superior SF.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly, starred review&ldquo;An imaginative drama of excitement and wonder . . . The sheer virtuosity of the prose alone makes this book worth reading.&rdquo; &mdash;SF Site</div>

Infinity's Shore

<div>A starship crew of humans and dolphins skirts the brink of interstellar war in this epic adventure by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of The Postman. We are not alone. Humanity&rsquo;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 to welcome newcomers into Galactic culture by breeding and genetically guiding each client species to full sapience&mdash;but at a price. Patron races demand centuries of indentured servitude from each uplifted client. But is upstart humanity a patron or a client? The Earthship Streaker&mdash;crewed by humans and uplifted dolphins and chimpanzees&mdash;discovers a derelict armada, perhaps left by the very first patrons, the fabled Progenitors. Suddenly the Five Galaxies teeter on the brink of all-out war as fanatics hunt Streaker for the secret. With a damaged ship and hostile aliens in pursuit, the crew must band together if they hope to survive . . . This ebook features a new introduction by the author. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards &ldquo;An extraordinary achievement.&rdquo; &mdash;Poul Anderson, award-winning author of Tau Zero &ldquo;What a wonderful ride . . . Startide Rising is one of the books that I remember most fondly, out of all I have read, and rereading it thirty years later proved just as enjoyable as the first time. I remain amazed at how many different characters and subplots Brin juggles without a misstep, and the way he keeps the tension and suspense high throughout.&rdquo; &mdash;Tor.com &ldquo;This is one of the outstanding SF novels of recent years.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;One of maybe twenty science fiction novels that deserve the label classic.&rdquo; &mdash;Time</div>

Startide Rising

<div>Hostile aliens take an Earth colony hostage in this New York Times&ndash;bestselling hard science fiction adventure by the author of Startide Rising. Although they were uplifted and given full sapience, the Bururalli clearly weren&rsquo;t ready to run a planet, almost wrecking Garth. As a &ldquo;salvage world,&rdquo; it was given to despised Earthlings, assigned to reclaim it from the brink. Many senior Galactics&mdash;leaders of the Five Galaxies&mdash;hoped humanity would fail. But now Garth is peacefully surging back, tended by human and neo-chimpanzee colonists. Meanwhile, enemies desperately seek some way to coerce Earthclan, looking for a possible answer to the secret of the Progenitors. One of them&mdash;the Gubru avian race&mdash;prepares to invade and hold hostage defenseless Garth. With Earth itself under attack by other militant forces, no relief is coming for the embattled colonists. If they are to survive, they have no choice but to band together, improvise, and learn the tactics of guerilla warfare. This ebook features a new introduction by the author. Winner of the Hugo Award &ldquo;An exhilarating read that encompasses everything from breathless action to finely drawn moments of quiet intimacy. There is no way we can avoid coming back as many times as Brin wants us to, until his story is done.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus &ldquo;Shares all the properties that made Startide such a joy. The plot fizzes along . . . and there are the wonders of the Galactic civilizations (which have all the invention and excitement that SF used to have).&rdquo; &mdash;Asimov&rsquo;s Science Fiction &ldquo;The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre.&rdquo; &mdash;The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction</div>

The Uplift War

<div>In this classic hard science fiction-thriller by the New York Times&ndash;bestselling author of Startide Rising, a man-made black hole threatens the future of Earth. Scientist Alex Lustig has created a tiny, yet very destructive, problem&mdash;a microscopic black hole that he accidentally dropped into Earth&rsquo;s core. Now, racing to keep it from consuming the planet, he begins to suspect something even stranger is going on. Something linked to civilization&rsquo;s expanding information web. And with the planet overpopulated and neglect taking its toll on the environment, there are those who demand a harsh solution: that Mother Earth would be better off without humanity at all . . . A Finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Novel&ldquo;The Moby-Dick of the whole Earth movement.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus &ldquo;A powerful, cautionary tale.&rdquo; &mdash;San Francisco Chronicle &ldquo;Brin has conceived his story on a supremely ambitious scale, and executed it with all of the skills at his command.&rdquo; &mdash;Chicago Sun-Times &ldquo;It is indeed a book that anyone interested in the survival of our terrifying species should read.&rdquo; &mdash;Interzone</div>

Earth

<div>A woman faces danger on the high seas of another planet&mdash;and a mystery that will change her world&mdash;in this adventure by the bestselling author of Startide Rising. On Planet Stratos, clans of genetically identical females dominate society. Natural conceptions are permitted, but only in summertime. Girls born this way&mdash;known for their despised uniqueness as &lsquo;vars&rsquo;&mdash;must leave their clan homes to pursue their own distinct and hazardous fortunes in this world owned by clones. That time has come for Maia and her sister, Leie, but as variants, they have limited prospects. Worse, when the sisters do find work on trading vessels, Leie is lost at sea. And hence, Maia&rsquo;s arduous journey commences, accompanied by rumors that something . . . someone . . . has arrived from across the stars, perhaps ending the isolation of Stratos from the rest of humanity. Who would predict that a lonely var might stumble into a powerful secret? One that will challenge everything Maia knows about her society&mdash;and threatens the scientifically-engineered balance that holds it all together. &ldquo;One of the most important SF novels of the year.&rdquo; &mdash;The Washington Post Book World &ldquo;A rousing adventure story . . . brimming with surprises both wonderful and harrowing.&rdquo; &mdash;The San Diego Union-Tribune &ldquo;Glory Season offers thrills, chills, political intrigue, and other good scientifictional fun, along with yet another round in the battle of the sexes.&rdquo; &mdash;Locus &ldquo;Brin&rsquo;s prose echoes the influence of Asimov, Frank Herbert, and Aldous Huxley. . . . His world is so painstakingly drawn and is splashed with such radiant and varied hues.&rdquo; &mdash;The Christian Science Monitor</div>

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Books By David Brin (9 Books)

Foundation's Triumph

The Uplift Storm Trilogy

Brightness Reef

Heaven's Reach

Infinity's Shore

Startide Rising

The Uplift War

Earth

Glory Season

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