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(b.David Brin is a scientist, public speaker and world-known author. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages.
Genres: Science Fiction
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)
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)
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)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with Arthur C Clarke, Paul Crilley, John Helfers, William H Keith Jr, Jody Lynn Nye, Teresa Patterson, Mike Resnick, Charles Sheffield, Christian W Smith and Janny Wurts)
Otherness (1994)
Tomorrow Happens (2003)
Future Visions (2015) (with Elizabeth Bear, Greg Bear and Nancy Kress)
Insistence of Vision (2016)
Towering Yarns (2017) (with Arthur C Clarke, Paul Crilley, John Helfers, William H Keith Jr, Jody Lynn Nye, Teresa Patterson, Mike Resnick, Charles Sheffield, Christian W Smith and Janny Wurts)
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)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Mike Resnick, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
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)
Conversations From the Edge: The Galaxy's Edge Interviews (2019) (with Peter S Beagle, Greg Bear, Terry Brooks, Lois McMaster Bujold, Larry Dixon, David Drake, Eric Flint, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Kij Johnson, Nancy Kress, Mercedes Lackey, Jack McDevitt, George R R Martin, Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle, Mike Resnick, Robert J Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Harry Turtledove, Joy Ward, David Weber, Toni Weisskopf, Connie Willis and Gene Wolfe)
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."
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."
Neptune Crossing (1994)
(Chaos Chronicles, book 1)
Jeffrey A Carver
"Neptune Crossing is a vivid story of both outer space and inner struggle. As in Hal Clements's Needle this book reveals an alien encounter brushing hard against a soul, and takes us from there to the far reaches of the cosmos, all with the sure touch of a writer who knows his science. Jeff Carver has done it again!"
Standard Candles (1996)
Jack McDevitt
"Always engaging and insightful, McDevitt can be counted on to ask the deep questions."
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."
Going Interstellar (2012)
Les Johnson and Jack McDevitt
"In our age of amazing progress, why let our dreams shrink? This book helps us to think bold! Let's forge ahead by Going Interstellar."
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."
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)
(Remembrance of Earth's Past, 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)
(Count to the Eschaton, book 6)
John C Wright
"An exciting voice, adding richness to hard science fiction."
Semiosis (2018)
(Semiosis Duology, book 1)
Sue Burke
"In Semiosis, Sue Burke blends science with adventure and fascinating characters, as a human colony desperately seeks to join the ecosystem of an alien world."
Empire of Silence (2018)
(Sun Eater, book 1)
Christopher Ruocchio
"A craftsman of rare ability, Christopher Ruocchio lures you into a future filled with danger, action, irony, vaulting prose, and a few, precious dollops of hope."
Salvation (2018)
(Salvation Sequence, book 1)
Peter F Hamilton
"No one offers action-packed, meticulous, suspenseful, and consistent high-tech futures better than Peter Hamilton, and Salvation cranks all of that up five notches."
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