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David Brin

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels

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John Brunner, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain

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David Brin is a scientist, 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.

Existence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. The Uplift War also won the Hugo Award.

His non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals ...more

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The ultimate answer to “government is useless”

The following ran as a special report in the January 2016 newsletter of Mark Anderson’s Strategic News Service.I post it now, as the right's hate-all-government narrative hits hysteric-histrionic levels.Rep. Mick Mulvaney, recently selected as Trump's director of the Office of Management and Budget, posted “Do we really need government-funded research at all?” Which makes this an existential th... Read more of this blog post »

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David Brin's Books

Average rating: 3.9 · 153,950 ratings · 5,180 reviews · 175 distinct works · Similar authors

	Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 24,126 ratings — published 1983 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Postman 3.87 avg rating — 24,936 ratings — published 1985 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 19,982 ratings — published 1987 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 16,996 ratings — published 1980 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundation's Triumph (Second Foundation Trilogy #3) 3.96 avg rating — 9,051 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brightness Reef (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 8,204 ratings — published 1995 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infinity's Shore (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 6,686 ratings — published 1996 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth 3.89 avg rating — 5,597 ratings — published 1990 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heaven's Reach (Uplift Storm Trilogy, #3) 3.93 avg rating — 5,265 ratings — published 1998 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kiln People by David Brin (Goodreads Author), Beth Meacham (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 4,761 ratings — published 2002 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Uplift Saga (8 books)
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Uplift Storm Trilogy (3 books)
by David Brin (Goodreads Author)
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Earth (1 book)
by David Brin (Goodreads Author)
3.89 avg rating — 5,609 ratings

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David Brin made a comment on Short-short science fiction tales - a couple of mine… and one that's better " Andy wrote: "Wasn't Myth Number 21 includes as an interstitial chapter in "Earth"?" You're correct: Myth Number 21 was in Earth. Good memory! "
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Quotes by David Brin

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.”
― David Brin

tags: accountability, judgement, judging, privacy

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“It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.”
― David Brin

tags: life, power

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“Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora.”
― David Brin, Brightness Reef

tags: science

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Polls

JULY SCIENCE FICTION: This poll decides which two novels move on the run-off poll for our July 2012 SF Book of the Month

The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi

29 votes, 29.3%

Sundiver by David Brin

21 votes, 21.2%

Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress

12 votes, 12.1%

Today We Choose Faces by Roger Zelazny

9 votes, 9.1%

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever by James Tiptree Jr.

9 votes, 9.1%

In the Company of Others by Julie E. Czerneda

5 votes, 5.1%

Dragon's Egg by Robert L. Forward

4 votes, 4.0%

Brightness Falls from the Air by James Tiptree Jr.

4 votes, 4.0%

Dancing with Bears by Michael Swanwick

3 votes, 3.0%

Equations of Life by Simon Morden

3 votes, 3.0%

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