David Brin
(David Glen Brin)
(1950 - )David Brin is the acclaimed Hugo and Nebula award-winning author of ten novels and two collections of short stories.His best known work, the UPLIFT series, was described in THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION " as compulsive reading as anything in the genre". He has a doctorate in astrophysics, has been a consultant to NASA and a graduate-level physics professor, and lives in California.
Series
Uplift
1. Sundiver (1980)
2. Startide Rising (1983)
3. The Uplift War (1987)
4. Brightness Reef (1995)
5. Infinity's Shore (1996)
6. Heaven's Reach (1998)
Earthclan (omnibus) (1986)
Gorilla, My Dreams (2011)
1. Sundiver (1980)
2. Startide Rising (1983)
3. The Uplift War (1987)
4. Brightness Reef (1995)
5. Infinity's Shore (1996)
6. Heaven's Reach (1998)
Earthclan (omnibus) (1986)
Gorilla, My Dreams (2011)
Novels
The Practice Effect (1984)
The Postman (1985)
The Heart of the Comet (1986) (with Gregory Benford)
Earth (1990)
Glory Season (1992)
Existence (2012)
The Postman (1985)
The Heart of the Comet (1986) (with Gregory Benford)
Earth (1990)
Glory Season (1992)
Existence (2012)
Collections
The River of Time (1986)
Otherness (1994)
Tomorrow Happens (2003)
Future Visions (2015) (with Elizabeth Bear, Greg Bear and Nancy Kress)
Insistence of Vision (2016)
Otherness (1994)
Tomorrow Happens (2003)
Future Visions (2015) (with Elizabeth Bear, Greg Bear and Nancy Kress)
Insistence of Vision (2016)
Chapbooks
Graphic Novels
Game Books
Novellas
Piecework (1992)
The Crystal Spheres (2011)
The Loom of Thessaly (2011)
Stones of Significance (2011)
Tank Farm Dynamo (2011)
Thor Meets Captain America (2011)
Reality Check (2012)
The Giving Plague (2012)
The Crystal Spheres (2011)
The Loom of Thessaly (2011)
Stones of Significance (2011)
Tank Farm Dynamo (2011)
Thor Meets Captain America (2011)
Reality Check (2012)
The Giving Plague (2012)
Short Stories
Dr Pak's Preschool (1989)
Free the Mississippi? (2005)
Doing a Slow Turn (2006)
Singularities and Nightmares (2006)
Free the Mississippi? (2005)
Doing a Slow Turn (2006)
Singularities and Nightmares (2006)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Non fiction
The Transparent Society (1987)
Extraterrestrial Civilization (1989) (with Thomas B H Kuiper)
Contacting Aliens (2002) (with Kevin Lenagh)
King Kong Is Back! (2005)
Through Stranger Eyes (2008)
The Dark Side (2010)
George Orwell and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (2010)
The Lord of the Rings (2010)
The Matrix (2010)
Disputation Arenas (2011)
Extraterrestrial Civilization (1989) (with Thomas B H Kuiper)
Contacting Aliens (2002) (with Kevin Lenagh)
King Kong Is Back! (2005)
Through Stranger Eyes (2008)
The Dark Side (2010)
George Orwell and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (2010)
The Lord of the Rings (2010)
The Matrix (2010)
Disputation Arenas (2011)
Anthologies containing stories by David Brin
Robots (1989)
Full Spectrum 2 (1989)
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)
Full Spectrum 4 (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
War of the Worlds (1996)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
Far Horizons (1999)
Full Spectrum 2 (1989)
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992)
Full Spectrum 4 (1993)
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994)
The Ascent of Wonder (1994)
War of the Worlds (1996)
Year's Best SF 4 (1999)
Far Horizons (1999)
Short stories
| The Postman [short story] (1982) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Crystal Spheres (1984) | Hugo | ||
| Cyclops (1984) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| The Warm Space (1985) | |||
| Thor Meets Captain America (1986) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Bubbles (1987) | |||
| The Giving Plague (1988) | Hugo (nominee) | ||
| Ambiguity (1989) | |||
| Dr Pak's Preschool [short story] (1989) | |||
| Sshhh... (1989) | |||
| Myth Number 21 (1990) | |||
| Piecework [short story] (1990) | |||
| What Continues...And What Fails... (1991) | |||
| Bonding to Genji (1992) | |||
| Detritus Affected (1993) | |||
| NatuLife(R) (1994) | |||
| Those Eyes (1994) | |||
| Paris Conquers All (1996) (with Gregory Benford) | |||
| Life in the Extreme (1998) |
Awards
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David Brin recommends
Blood Music (1985) Greg Bear "One of the best of this generation's idea writers. He explores the very edge of tomorrow, and makes you feel what might happen the day after." |  The Architects of Hyperspace (1987) Thomas R McDonough "A feast of scientific imagination." | Double Planet (1988) Marcus Chown and John Gribbin "It will be a smash!" | |
Twistor (1989) John Cramer "The most exciting novel about the cutting edge of physics since TIMESCAPE." | Cold As Ice (1992) (Cold As Ice, book 1) Charles Sheffield "Sheffield's uncommon vision and storytelling skill will keep you on the edge of your seat." | Red Mars (1992) (Mars, book 1) Kim Stanley Robinson "Simply the best tale ever told about colonizing another world." | |
 Regenesis (1995) Julia Ecklar "Unlike anything else in science fiction today." |  Standard Candles (1996) Jack McDevitt "Always engaging and insightful, McDevitt can be counted on to ask the deep questions." |  Alpha Centauri (1997) William Barton and Michael Capobianco "Barton is a gifted writer." | |
Bloom (1998) Wil McCarthy "Wil McCarthy brings thought and insight to the realm of fast-paced, action science fiction." | Vast (1998) (Nanotech Succession, book 3) Linda Nagata "...an epic filled with fascinating ideas, tension, and wonder." |  The Bridge (2000) Janine Ellen Young "A whole cosmos beckons, but what dangers lurk before we cross over ? THE BRIDGE looks past our near horizon, boldly exploring wonders just beyond. An excellent novel, well-written and professional... with characters you care about." | |
 Escape from Heaven (2001) J Neil Schulman "Wild, irreverent, a hoot. Any other civilization would have burned Schulman at the stake. Did they know something we don't?" |  The Getaway Special (2001) Jerry Oltion "In a field that prizes imagination, Jerry Oltion is one of our most vivid and enthusiastic explorers of new ideas." | Lion's Blood (2002) (Lion's Blood, book 1) Steven Barnes "...takes you to another place and shows you that things didn't have to be this way...a gripping and thought-provoking tale." | |
 Peace and Memory (2003) (Secantis, book 3) Mark W Tiedemann "Mark Tiedemann is a writer of genuine ability and talent, who explores his cosmos with verve and sense of wonder!" |  Clade (2003) Mark Budz "A remarkable book... Scientific, tense, gritty, and thoughtful. Clade pulls you into a bioengineered tomorrow that may come startlingly true." | Scardown (2005) (Jenny Casey, book 2) Elizabeth Bear "Elizabeth Bear is a talent to watch." | |
Plague Year (2007) (Plague , book 1) Jeff Carlson "One of the best debut novels in years." | When the People Fell (2007) Cordwainer Smith ". . . a truly unforgettable writer..." | Three Princes (2014) Ramona Wheeler "A well-crafted and original alternate history packed with action, adventure and interesting what-ifs." | |
The Forever Watch (2014) David Ramirez "Vivid, action-packed, and yet filled with scientific plausibility, The Forever Watch propels you on tense voyage of mystery, surprise and discovery." | Shipstar (2014) (Bowl of Heaven, book 2) Gregory Benford and Larry Niven "Big ideas. Sence of wonder. Mighty doings and a boldly plausible vision of the future." | Das Bell (2014) Chris Berman "Sample any page for nonstop action!" | |
Futuredaze 2: Reprise (2014) Nancy Holder and Erin Underwood "Fifteen modern master storytellers present classic tales of creepy dread and tales of stirring hope. Are you ready for tomorrow?" | The Dark Forest (2015) (Three-Body Trilogy, book 2) Cixin Liu "Vivid, imaginative, and rooted in cutting-edge science." | Avengers of the Moon (2017) Allen Steele "Allen Steele makes you young again. In avengers of the Moon, a rollicking "Golden age"." | |
Count to Infinity (2017) (Eschaton Sequence, book 1) John C Wright "An exciting voice, adding richness to hard science fiction." |
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