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Publication Order of Uplift Saga Books

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

Contacting Aliens (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of David Brin's High Horizon Books

Colony High (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Castaways of New Mojave (With: Jeff Carlson) (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of David Brin's Out Of Time Books

Yanked! (With: Nancy Kress) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Tiger in the Sky (With: Sheila Finch) (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Game of Worlds (1999)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Archimedes Gambit (By: Patrick Freivald) (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

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

Sky Horizon (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

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

The Life Eaters (2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Star Trek: The Next Generation Graphic Novels

Forgiveness (2001)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Gorn Crisis (By: Kevin J. Anderson) (2002)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of David Brin Game Books

Tribes (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

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
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 (By: Gregory Benford) (1997)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundation and Chaos (By: Greg Bear) (1998)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Foundation's Triumph (2000)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Smart Pop Books

What Would Sipowicz Do? Race, Rights and Redemption in NYPD Blue (By: Glenn Yeffeth,Shanna Caughey) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Navigating the Golden Compass: Religion, Science & Daemonology in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials (By: Glenn Yeffeth) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Alias Assumed: Sex, Lies And SD-6 (By: Tracy S. Morris) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Farscape Forever! Sex, Drugs and Killer Muppets (By: Glenn Yeffeth) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Revisiting Narnia: Fantasy, Myth and Religion in C. S. Lewis' Chronicles (By: Shanna Caughey) (2005)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Man from Krypton: A Closer Look at Superman (By: Glenn Yeffeth) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
James Bond in the 21st Century: Why We Still Need 007 (By: Leah Wilson,Glenn Yeffeth) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Investigating CSI: Inside the Crime Labs of Las Vegas, Miami and New York (By: Leah Wilson) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
So Say We All: An Unauthorized Collection of Thoughts and Opinions on Battlestar Galactica (By: Peter B. Lloyd,Richard Hatch) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Earth's Last Days (By: Vox Day) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Literary Cash: Unauthorized Writings Inspired by the Legendary Johnny Cash (By: Bob Batchelor) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Webslinger: Unauthorized Essays On Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-man (By: Leah Wilson,Gerry Conway) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Halo Effect: An Unauthorized Look at the Most Successful Video Game of All Time (By: Glenn Yeffeth,Jennifer Thomason) (2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Secrets of the Dragon Riders: Your Favorite Authors on Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Cycle: Completely Unauthorized (By: James A. Owen) (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Secrets of the Dragon Riders (By: James A. Owen) (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Ring of Fire Anthology Books

Ring of Fire I (By: Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,S.L. Viehl,Mike Turner) (2004)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1634: The Ram Rebellion (By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce) (2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ring of Fire II (By: Eric Flint,Dave Freer,K.D. Wentworth,Andrew Dennis,David Carrico) (2008)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1635: The Tangled Web (By: Eric Flint,Virginia DeMarce) (2009)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ring of Fire III (By: Mercedes Lackey,Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon) (2011)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1635: Music and Murder (By: David Carrico) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1636: Seas of Fortune (By: Iver P. Cooper) (2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1636: The Barbie Consortium (By: Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett) (2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ring of Fire IV (With: Eric Flint,Charles E. Gannon,Virginia DeMarce,David Carrico) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (By: Kerryn Offord) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1635: The Wars for the Rhine (By: Anette Pedersen) (2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1636: Flight of the Nightingale (By: David Carrico) (2019)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
1637: The Coast of Chaos (By: Eric Flint,Gorg Huff,Paula Goodlett) (2021)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle

Publication Order of Anthologies

Mississippi Review 47 / 48(1988)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
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
Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show(2003)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Hard SF Renaissance(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
Star Wars on Trial(2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Space Opera Renaissance(2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
This Is My Funniest(2006)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe(2007)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Shadows of the New Sun(2013)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Multiverse(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Hieroglyph(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern(2014)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Visions of the Future(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Future Visions(2015)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Worst Contact(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Ring of Fire IV(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One(2016)Hardcover  Paperback  Kindle
Futurescapes(2017)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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