Startide Rising
by David Brin
Taste attributes: science fictionactionrobots/ai/spaceanimalsfastlightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evil
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging science-fiction novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
David Brin: “Startide Rising” (1983) This is a sci fi story about a Terran (Earth) crew of neo-dolphins and humans on the starship “The Streaker”. Their mission is to find information about the first Galactic race, which existed billions of yeas ago. The neo-dolphins are dolphins which have gone through the "Uplift" process, which creates through genetic engineering more intelligent sentient beings.
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- David Brin
- Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 462
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