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David Brin
author spotlight
David Brin is the author of ten previous novels, Sundiver, The Uplift War, Startide Rising, The Practice Effect, The Postman, Heart of the Comet (with Gregory Benford), Earth, Glory Season, Brightness Reef, and Infinity's Shore, as well as the short-story collections The River of Time and Otherness. He has a doctorate in astrophysics and has been a NASA consultant and a physics professor. He lives in southern California, where he is at work on his next novel.
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Sundiver
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
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Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1985
Price: $7.99
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The Postman
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: November 3, 1997
Price: $7.99
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: November 3, 1997
Price: $7.99
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from... Read more >
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Startide Rising
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1984
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1984
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
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The Uplift War
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1987
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 672 pages
On Sale: June 1, 1987
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Earth
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 704 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
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Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 704 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1991
Price: $7.99
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eBook.

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Brightness Reef
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1996
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.
The planet Jijo is forbidden to... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1996
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.
The planet Jijo is forbidden to... Read more >
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eBook.
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The Practice Effect
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
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Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: January 1, 1995
Price: $7.99
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Infinity's Shore
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: November 3, 1997
Price: $7.99
Nebula and Hugo award-winning author David Brin continues his bestselling Uplift series in this second novel of a bold new trilogy. Imaginative, inventive, and filled with Brin's trademark mix of adventure, passion, and wit, Infinity's Shore carries us further than ever before into the heart of the most beloved and extraordinary... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 688 pages
On Sale: November 3, 1997
Price: $7.99
Nebula and Hugo award-winning author David Brin continues his bestselling Uplift series in this second novel of a bold new trilogy. Imaginative, inventive, and filled with Brin's trademark mix of adventure, passion, and wit, Infinity's Shore carries us further than ever before into the heart of the most beloved and extraordinary... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Heaven's Reach
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: May 11, 1999
Price: $7.99
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation.
The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 576 pages
On Sale: May 11, 1999
Price: $7.99
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation.
The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Contacting Aliens
An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe
Written by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2002
Price: $14.95
The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies... Read more >
An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe
Written by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: June 25, 2002
Price: $14.95
The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Otherness
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Heart of the Comet
Written by Gregory Benford
Contribution by David Brin
Format: Trade Paperback, 492 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1995
Price: $23.00
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Written by Gregory Benford
Contribution by David Brin
Format: Trade Paperback, 492 pages
On Sale: March 1, 1995
Price: $23.00
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Written by Jules Verne
Introduction by David Brin
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $8.95
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth’s very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet’s primordial secrets, the geologist—together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans—discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of... Read more >
Written by Jules Verne
Introduction by David Brin
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $8.95
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth’s very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet’s primordial secrets, the geologist—together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans—discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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Glory Season
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 784 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin is one of the most eloquent, imaginative voices in science fiction. Now he returns with a new novel rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope--pushing the genre to new heights.
Young Maia is fast approaching a turning point in her life. As a half-caste var... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: Paperback, 784 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin is one of the most eloquent, imaginative voices in science fiction. Now he returns with a new novel rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope--pushing the genre to new heights.
Young Maia is fast approaching a turning point in her life. As a half-caste var... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Brightness Reef
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.
The planet Jijo is forbidden to... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.
The planet Jijo is forbidden to... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Contacting Aliens
An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe
Written by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $14.95
The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies... Read more >
An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe
Written by David Brin and Kevin Lenagh
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $14.95
The award-winning Uplift novels comprise one of the greatest achievements in science fiction history. Dramatic, thought-provoking, and inventive, these books describe a fully realized world rich in character, detail, and ideas. Now Uplift author David Brin collaborates with acclaimed artist Kevin Lenagh to compile the definitive guide to the species, societies... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Earth
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 704 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 704 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2009
Price: $7.99
Read more >
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paperback.
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Glory Season
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 784 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2009
Price: $7.99
Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin is one of the most eloquent, imaginative voices in science fiction. Now he returns with a new novel rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope--pushing the genre to new heights.
Young Maia is fast approaching a turning point in her life. As a half-caste var... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 784 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2009
Price: $7.99
Hugo and Nebula award-winning author David Brin is one of the most eloquent, imaginative voices in science fiction. Now he returns with a new novel rich in texture, universal in theme, monumental in scope--pushing the genre to new heights.
Young Maia is fast approaching a turning point in her life. As a half-caste var... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Heaven's Reach
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2009
Price: $7.99
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation.
The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2009
Price: $7.99
Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation.
The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Infinity's Shore
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $7.99
Nebula and Hugo award-winning author David Brin continues his bestselling Uplift series in this second novel of a bold new trilogy. Imaginative, inventive, and filled with Brin's trademark mix of adventure, passion, and wit, Infinity's Shore carries us further than ever before into the heart of the most beloved and extraordinary... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 688 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2010
Price: $7.99
Nebula and Hugo award-winning author David Brin continues his bestselling Uplift series in this second novel of a bold new trilogy. Imaginative, inventive, and filled with Brin's trademark mix of adventure, passion, and wit, Infinity's Shore carries us further than ever before into the heart of the most beloved and extraordinary... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Written by Jules Verne
Introduction by David Brin
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $3.95
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth’s very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet’s primordial secrets, the geologist—together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans—discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of... Read more >
Written by Jules Verne
Introduction by David Brin
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 9, 2003
Price: $3.95
The intrepid Professor Lindenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earth’s very core. In his quest to penetrate the planet’s primordial secrets, the geologist—together with his quaking nephew Axel and their devoted guide, Hans—discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Otherness
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
From multiple award-winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays of the near and distant future, as humans and aliens encounter the secrets of the cosmos--and of their own existence. In "Dr. Pak's Preschool" a woman discovers that her baby has been called upon to work while still... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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The Postman
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2010
Price: $7.99
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2010
Price: $7.99
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, from... Read more >
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paperback.
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The Practice Effect
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 23, 2009
Price: $7.99
Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
Startide Rising
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
Written by David Brin
Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: April 14, 2010
Price: $7.99
David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without... Read more >
Also available as a
paperback.
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