Candace G. (Ogre) reviewed on + 1568 more book reviews
This is a worthy sequel to SUNDIVER, the first book in Brin's Uplift series, but you really can enjoy the story starting here.
It's hard to describe my overall impression of the book without using words like WOW! and GREAT! Twisty plot, likeable characters---not all of them human---major suspense about events. You really care what happens to everyone. Isn't that the measure of the talent and success of a writer?
From back cover: In a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being 'uplifted' by a patron race, the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind? The Terran exploration vessel Streaker, the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins, has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history, a derelict ancient armada with evidence of the first sentient species ever, the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars. Trapped on a hostile planet, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion. Overhead, six alien fleets battle to decide their fate as Streaker's crew seeks some way to escape, safeguard her secret and return to Earth.
It's hard to describe my overall impression of the book without using words like WOW! and GREAT! Twisty plot, likeable characters---not all of them human---major suspense about events. You really care what happens to everyone. Isn't that the measure of the talent and success of a writer?
From back cover: In a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being 'uplifted' by a patron race, the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind? The Terran exploration vessel Streaker, the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins, has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history, a derelict ancient armada with evidence of the first sentient species ever, the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars. Trapped on a hostile planet, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion. Overhead, six alien fleets battle to decide their fate as Streaker's crew seeks some way to escape, safeguard her secret and return to Earth.
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