David Brin Books In Order
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Sundiver | (1980) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Startide Rising | (1983) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Uplift War | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Brightness Reef | (1995) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Infinity's Shore | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heaven's Reach | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Gorilla, My Dreams | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A story from this is in the anthology The Space Opera Renaissance |
Publication Order of Uplift Non-Fiction Books
Publication Order of David Brin's High Horizon Books
Colony High | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Castaways of New Mojave | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of David Brin's Out Of Time Books
Publication Order of Kiln Books
Kiln People / Kil'n People | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Kil'n Time | (2002) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Colony High Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
The Practice Effect | (1984) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Postman | (1985) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Heart of the Comet | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Glory Season | (1993) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Existence | (2012) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Ancient Ones | (2020) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
Dr. Pak's Preschool | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Piecework | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Crystal Spheres | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Loom of Thessaly | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stones of Significance | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Thor Meets Captain America | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Reality Check | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Giving Plague | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tank Farm Dynamo | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
The River of Time | (1986) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Otherness | (1994) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tomorrow Happens | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Best of David Brin | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Graphic Novels
Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation Graphic Novels
Publication Order of David Brin Game Books
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
The Transparent Society | (1987) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Extraterrestrial Civilization | (1989) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Star Wars on Trial | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Through Stranger Eyes | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Dark Side | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
George Orwell and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Lord of the Rings | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Matrix | (2010) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Disputation Arenas | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Second Foundation Trilogy Books
Foundation's Fear | (1997) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Foundation and Chaos | (1998) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Foundation's Triumph | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Smart Pop Books
Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Stepping through the Stargate: Science, Archaeology and the Military in Stargate SG1 | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Anthology at the End of the Universe: Leading Science Fiction Authors on Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Finding Serenity: Anti-heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H. G. Wells Classic | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Alias Assumed: Sex, Lies And SD-6 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Flirting With Pride And Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives On The Original Chick Lit Masterpiece | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
King Kong Is Back! An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape! | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Totally Charmed | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mapping the World of Harry Potter | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Star Wars on Trial | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Battle for Azeroth | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Getting Lost | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Boarding the Enterprise | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Investigating CSI: Inside the Crime Labs of Las Vegas, Miami and New York | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
So Say We All: An Unauthorized Collection of Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Earth's Last Days | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Literary Cash: Unauthorized Writings Inspired by the Legendary Johnny Cash | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Mind-Rain | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe | (2007) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Through the Wardrobe | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
A New Dawn: Your Favorite Authors on Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Secrets of the Dragon Riders | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
You Do Not Talk About Fight Club: I Am Jack's Completely Unauthorized Essay Collection | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Ring of Fire Anthology Books
Ring of Fire I | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1634: The Ram Rebellion | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ring of Fire II | (2008) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1635: The Tangled Web | (2009) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ring of Fire III | (2011) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1635: Music and Murder | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1636: Seas of Fortune | (2013) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1636: The Barbie Consortium | (2014) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ring of Fire IV | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1635: The Wars for the Rhine | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1636: Flight of the Nightingale | (2019) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
1637: The Coast of Chaos | (2021) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Amazing Stories, March 1990 | (1990) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Tomorrow's Voices | (1991) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Murasaki | (1992) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches | (1996) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Far Horizons | (1999) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Age of Wonders: Tales from the Near Future | (2000) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
I Have This Nifty Idea | (2001) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Live Without a Net | (2003) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories | (2004) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Analog, January/February 2005 | (2005) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Space Cadets | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
The Space Opera Renaissance | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
This Is My Funniest | (2006) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Future Visions | (2015) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Worst Contact | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
Ring of Fire IV | (2016) | Hardcover Paperback Kindle |
David Brin is one of the popular authors of America who has written a number of successful novels based on the science fiction and fantasy genres. He is also a renowned scientist. David has won a number of prestigious awards in his career because of his exciting novels, including the Locus, Nebula, Hugo, and Campbell Awards. He was born on October 6, 1950 as Glen David Brin, but uses the shortened form of his name for his writing career. The Campbell Award winning book written by him titled ‘The Postman’ was made into a feature film in the year 1997, which starred the actor Kevin Costner in the lead role. Another nonfiction novel titled ‘The Transparent Society’ written by David has received Freedom of Speech Award as well as the McGannon Communication Award. David was born to his Jewish parents in Glendale, California, United States. It is believed that his Jewish ancestors had migrated from Poland, near the Konin area. David’s grandfather had joined the Russian army during the time of the year 1905 and played his part in the Russian-Japanese War.
In the year 1973, David completed his graduation from the California Technological Institute with a B.Sc degree in the subject of astrophysics. Later, he obtained his M.Sc degree from the California University located in San Diego in the year 1978. This time he majored in applied physics and then earned his Ph.D in the subject of space science in the year 1981. In the year 2010, became a fellow of the Ethics and Emerging Technologies Institute and also helped with the establishment of the Arthur Clarke Center of the Human Imagination. As of today, he serves on the NASA’s advisory board. Many a times, David gets involved in futuristic consultancy work with the government agencies and private corporations. His consultancy work includes speeches for a wide range of groups who are interested in knowing about the future, including the Defense Department, the CIA, Google, SAP, as well as a number of other corporations. David’s career in consulting and public speaking has a very active side, which allows him to appear in science and future related television shows quite frequently. Some of the popular shows in which he makes appearances include The Universe, Worlds of Tomorrow, Alien Encounters, etc.
The consultation works of David, have allowed him to serve on the advisory board of the Science Fiction Museum. The literary fiction works of author David can be categorized on the whole as hard science fiction, because all his science fiction novels show some or the other kind of technological change acting as plot drivers partially. However, there are some exceptions, such as the graphic novel titled The Life Eaters in which he has described the Norse gods assisting the Nazis. In addition to the science fiction novels, author David Brin ha also written a couple of short stories which are set in his fictional Uplift universe. After having finished writing the novels of the Uplift series, he has hinted at returning again with a new novel at some point. This will help him to link with his readers and fans once again. Other than writing his own independent novels, David has also collaborated with his fellow author named Kevin Lenagh for writing down a novel titled ‘Contacting Aliens’. The other fiction novels written by David a number of standalone novels. Many of his science fiction novels are inspired by the popular works of the noteworthy writers such as Isaac Asimov, John Brunner, and Mark Twain. Currently, he lives in southern California along with his wife and kids.
The Uplift Saga series and the Uplift Storm Trilogy written by author David Brin consist of a total of 7 novels together, which were published between the years 1980 and 1998. Its first novel was published under the title ‘Sundiver’ and was released in the year 1980 by the Bantam Spectra publishing house. The plot of this novel is set in a science fiction world. In the opening sequence of the plot of the novel, it is depicted that no species have been able to reach up to the stars without taking help from a patron, except the mankind. As a result, the other species begin to think that some mysterious race might have caused the uplift of the human aeons. Soon, the Expedition Sundiver begins to prepare for circling around the sun, under the caverns of the planet of Mercury in the form of the most momentous journey in the history of mankind. This journey is expected to take the voyagers into the extremely hot and boiling proximity of the sun.
The second novel of the series was published under the title ‘Startide Rising’. It was released by the Spectra publishing house in the year 1983. Just like the previous novel of the series, this novel too had the most extraordinary and thrilling science fiction plot written by author David. Along with the other two initial novels of the series, this novel went on to become the New York Times bestselling novel. The success of the this novel helped the series to become one of the liked sagas of the present time. Like all the other novels written by author David, this novel too is set in a distant universe and once again shows that none of the species living there can reach the sentience without being helped and uplifted by a patron. However, it still remains one of the greatest mysteries of the universe as to who uplifted the human race.
In the opening sequence of the plot of the novel, it is shown that the exploration vessel of the Terran named streaker has involved in reaching into the water world of the Kithrup. As a result, it has enabled the discoverers to bear one of the important discoveries in the history of the galaxy. On the other hand, a few dolphin and human crew battle against the armed rebellions of a hostile planet in order to prevent the uncovering of an important secret. The secret seems to carry with it the fate of the race of the Progenitors, who are considered to be the First Race responsible for spreading wisdom in the future universe of the stars. The novel proved to be an intriguing and exciting read because of its science fiction setting. This enabled it to become highly successful all over the world. The success of the novel also allowed author David to be win a number of literary awards such as the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and the Locus Award.
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