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David Brin

(David Glen Brin)

(b.1950)

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.

Awards: Locus (1995), Locus (1988), Hugo (1988), Locus (1986) see all

Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy

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)

Uplift Omnibus
1. Uplift (2012)
2. Exiles (2013)

High Horizon
1. Colony High (2021)
2. Castaways of New Mojave (2021) (with Jeff Carlson)

Novels

   The Practice Effect (1984)
   The Postman (1985)
   Heart of the Comet (1986) (with Gregory Benford)
   Earth (1990)
   Glory Season (1992)
   Kiln People (2002)
   Sky Horizon (2007)
   Existence (2012)
   The Ancient Ones (2020)

Collections

   The River of Time (1986)
   Otherness (1994)
   Tomorrow Happens (2003)
   Future Visions (2015) (with others)
   Insistence of Vision (2016)
   Towering Yarns (2017) (with others)
   The Best of David Brin (2021)

Novellas and Short Stories

   Dr Pak's Preschool (1989)
   Piecework (1992)
   Free the Mississippi? (2005)
   The Other Culture War (2005)
   Doing a Slow Turn (2006)
   Singularities and Nightmares (2006)
   The Crystal Spheres (2011)
   The Loom of Thessaly (2011)
   Tank Farm Dynamo (2011)
   Thor Meets Captain America (2011)
   Reality Check (2012)
   The Giving Plague (2012)
   The Escape (2020)

Anthologies edited

Project Solar Sail (1986) (with Arthur C Clarke)
Chasing Shadows (2017) (with Stephen W Potts)

Series contributed to

Second Foundation
3. Foundation's Triumph (1999)

David Brin's Out of Time
2. Tiger in the Sky (1999) (with Sheila Finch)

Star Trek : The Next Generation
Forgiveness (2001)

Star Wars
Star Wars On Trial (2006) (with Matthew Stover)

Paul Di Filippo Presents
The Logs (2021)

Graphic Novels show

Non fiction show

David Brin recommends

The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie (2023)
Henry Herz and Bryan Thomas Schmidt
"Fun and quirky tales and ruminations about a genius, a hero, and a role model for the ages!"

To Each This World (2022)
Julie E Czerneda
"Czerneda serves up the real stuff - a suspensefully original, sci-tech tale of alien contact, as interstellar humanity seeks a perilous path out of a lethal trap."

Neom (2022)
(Central Station)
Lavie Tidhar
"Vivid and techno-mythological, Neom infects you with something special that transcends all the incidents and terrors-a shimmering current of guarded optimism."

A Coin for the Ferryman (2022)
Megan Edwards
"In lively style, Megan Edwards gets us turning pages."

Scorpion (2021)
Christian Cantrell
"An exceptional, fast-paced thriller featuring a tech-empowered assassin whose pattern and objective you’ve never seen before, chased by a heroine with tenacious grit."

Veil (2020)
Eliot Peper
"A globe-trotting, near-future thriller brimming with intrigue and big ideas."

The Last Human (2020)
Zack Jordan
"If it’s strange-realistic alien perspectives that you seek, The Last Human delivers characters who spring from the page with empathy, danger, cryptic motives, and chills, all of it amid plenty of action and mystery, in a galaxy of wondrous possibilities."

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."

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."

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."

Count to Infinity (2017)
(Count to the Eschaton, book 6)
John C Wright
"An exciting voice, adding richness to hard science fiction."

Avengers of the Moon (2017)
Allen Steele
"Allen Steele makes you young again. In avengers of the Moon, a rollicking "Golden age"."

Empire Games (2017)
(Empire Games, book 1)
Charles Stross
"The keen eye and what-if imagination of Charles Stross fuel a fresh look at alternate worlds."

The Dark Forest (2015)
(Remembrance of Earth's Past, book 2)
Cixin Liu
"Vivid, imaginative, and rooted in cutting-edge science."

Dark Intelligence (2015)
(Transformation , book 1)
Neal Asher
"Asher rocks with XXX adrenaline while delivering a vivid 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?"

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."

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."

When the People Fell (2007)
Cordwainer Smith
". . . a truly unforgettable writer..."

Plague Year (2007)
(Plague , book 1)
Jeff Carlson
"One of the best debut novels in years."

Scardown (2005)
(Jenny Casey, book 2)
Elizabeth Bear
"Elizabeth Bear is a talent to watch."

Clade (2003)
Mark Budz
"A remarkable book... Scientific, tense, gritty, and thoughtful. Clade pulls you into a bioengineered tomorrow that may come startlingly true."

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!"

The Wellstone (2003)
(Queendom of Sol, book 2)
Wil McCarthy
"An ideal blend of wit and superscience."

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."

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."

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 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."

Vast (1998)
(Nanotech Succession, book 3)
Linda Nagata
"...an epic filled with fascinating ideas, tension, and wonder."

Alpha Centauri (1997)
William Barton and Michael Capobianco
"Barton is a gifted writer."

Standard Candles (1996)
Jack McDevitt
"Always engaging and insightful, McDevitt can be counted on to ask the deep questions."

Regenesis (1995)
Julia Ecklar
"Unlike anything else in science fiction today."

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!"

Red Mars (1992)
(Mars, book 1)
Kim Stanley Robinson
"Simply the best tale ever told about colonizing another world."

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."

Twistor (1989)
John Cramer
"The most exciting novel about the cutting edge of physics since TIMESCAPE."

Double Planet (1988)
Marcus Chown and John Gribbin
"It will be a smash!"

The Architects of Hyperspace (1987)
Thomas R McDonough
"A feast of scientific imagination."

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."

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Books containing stories by David Brin

Worlds of IF: Science Fiction #177 (2024)

Red Stars and Shattered Shields (2024)
A charity sci-fi anthology
edited by
Maxwell I Gold and Henry Herz

To Ukraine, With Love (2023)
Benefit Anthology for Ukraine
edited by
Fran Eisemann

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Awards

	1995 Locus Award for Best Collection : Otherness
	1988 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : The Uplift War
	1988 Hugo Award for Best Novel : The Uplift War
	1986 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : The Postman
	1986 John W. Campbell Memorial Award : The Postman
	1985 Hugo Award for Best Short Story : The Crystal Spheres
	1984 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel : Startide Rising
	1984 Hugo Award for Best Novel : Startide Rising
	1983 Nebula Award for Best Novel : Startide Rising

Award nominations

	2013 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Existence
	2003 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Kiln People
	2003 John W. Campbell Memorial Award (nominee) : Kiln People
	2003 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Kiln People
	2003 Arthur C. Clarke Award (nominee) : Kiln People
	1997 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Infinity's Shore
	1996 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Brightness Reef
	1996 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Brightness Reef
	1994 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Glory Season
	1994 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Glory Season
	1991 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Earth
	1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Earth
	1989 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Giving Plague
	1988 Prometheus Award (nominee) : The Uplift War
	1987 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Uplift War
	1987 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : Heart of the Comet
	1987 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : The River of Time
	1987 Hugo Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Thor Meets Captain America
	1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Postman
	1985 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Postman
	1985 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Practice Effect
	1985 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Cyclops
	1983 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Postman [short story]
	1982 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : Sundiver
	1981 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Sundiver

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