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The Uplifting Series

This series delves into profound questions about the origin of human intelligence and our place in the cosmos. As humanity ventures into space and encounters advanced alien civilizations, the possibility arises that our development was not entirely natural. A thrilling narrative unfolds as characters seek to uncover the truth about their origins, confronting extraterrestrial societies and cosmic mysteries. It's a captivating journey filled with science, philosophy, and unexpected discoveries, prompting reflection on what it truly means to be human.

Uplift
Fremder der fünf Galaxien
Das Ufer der Unendlichkeit
The Uplift War
Startide Rising
Sundiver

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    Sundiver

    • 340 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.7(24683)Add rating

    This is the Bantam 1st printing. David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling, highly regarded works of contemporary science fiction. Beginning with Sundiver, Brin provides an intriguing exploration of humanity's future in the universe. For nearly a billion years, every known sentient species in the universe has been the result of genetic and cultural guidance--or "uplifting"--by a previously uplifted patron race. Then humans are discovered. Having already uplifted chimps and dolphins, humanity clearly qualifies as an intelligent species, but did they actually evolve their own intelligence, or did some mysterious patron race begin the process, then suddenly abandon Earth? The answer to this mystery might be as close as our own sun, but it will take a daring dive into its fiery interior to know for sure. Sundiver begins David Brin's thoughtful, exhilarating exploration of a future filled with an imaginative array of strange alien races, dazzling scientific achievements, and age-old enigmas.

    Sundiver
  2. 2

    Startide Rising

    • 496 pages
    • 18 hours of reading
    4.1(30832)Add rating

    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 being "uplifted" by a patron race. But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind? The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history. Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret--the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.

    Startide Rising
  3. 3

    The Uplift War

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading
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    As galactic armadas clash in quest of the ancient fleet of the Progenitors, a brutal alien race seizes the dying planet of Garth. The various uplifted inhabitants must battle their overlords of face ultimate extinction. At stake is the existence of Terran society and Earth and the fate of the entire Five Galaxies. THE UPLIFT WAR is the third book in David Brin's magnificent Uplift series. Winner of the Hugo award when it was first published, it is a sweeping, brilliantly crafted story of adventure and wonder from one of the greatest writers of science fiction.

    The Uplift War

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