Aircars and floater barges darted aside and regimented lanes of traffic melted away before the bright beacon of the official vehicle. Two downy aides fluttered quietly nearby, preening the bureaucrats feathers and bright tore for the appointment ahead. Crazy Terran concepts were infecting its mind.
The absurd idea demonstrated that the bureaucrat had spent too much time studying the enemy. There was the feeling one had only to reach out with a talon and seize.īut no. If I were one of the gods spoken of in wolfling legends…the bureaucrat imagined. Blue seas and a jewel-bright spray of islands came into view as the bureaucrat watched, sparkling in the reflected glow of an out-of-view star.
But no sound penetrated to disturb the bureaucrat of Cost and Caution, who concentrated only on the holo-image of a small planet, turning slowly within reach of one down-covered arm. Traffic roared amid the towers of Capital City, just beyond the sealed crystal dome of the official palanquin. How strange, that such an insignificant little world should come to matter so much. Sweeping, brilliantly crafted, inventive and dramatic, The Uplift War is an unforgettable story of adventure and wonder from one of today's science fiction greats. At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth, and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies. The various uplifted inhabitants of Garth must battle their overlords or face ultimate extinction. But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?Īs galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race. Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War-a New York Times bestseller-together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. A Crash Course in the History of Black Science Fictionĭavid Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written.200 Significant SF Books by Women, 1984-2001.
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