Startide Rising

first publication date:  1983-09
part of the series:  Uplift Universe
original title:  Startide Rising
original language:  English
follows:  Sundiver
followed by:  The Uplift War

Startide Rising is a 1983 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin, the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded by Sundiver and followed by The Uplift War). It earned both Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel. It was revised by the author in 1993 to correct errors and omissions from the original edition. An early work by David Brin, it was extremely well reviewed when it was published, has remained popular, and served as the seed for three more novels which revolved around the crew of the Earthship Streaker (the Uplift Storm Trilogy). It joins the ranks of double-winners of both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science fiction novel. Startide Rising also won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1984, making it one of the "triple crown" winners of the Hugo, Nebula and Locus award. Parts of Startide Rising were published as "The Tides of Kithrup" in the May 1981 issue of Analog. The Tides of Kithrup was an early title of the novel; uncorrected proofs of the novel that still bear that title have become collector's items. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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Startide Rising (The Uplift Saga, #2)
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I read Startide Rising about 30 years ago, back when it was first translated into Finnish. I remember it being a bit confusing and tedious to read. I did like it, later bought the first three books of the Uplift Saga in English and decided to reread it when I have time.<br/><br/>It took several years, and I'm happy to say it was a much more entertaining read than I anticipated.<br/><br/>Brin's Uplift world is full of ideas. The basis of sentient galactic species being part of a big happy family living on what past generations stored in the Library is an interesting concept, and it creates a conflict that makes strange bedfellows.<br/><br/>In case of Startide Rising, that conflict rises up as the first spaceship with a dolphin crew happens to find an armada of spaceships that is at least two billion years old. They get into trouble and then run into hiding in Kithrup, a forgotten waterworld.<br/><br/>I'll avoid spoilers here, but let's say the whole book is a study on the morality and effects of uplifting - genetically altering species into sentient and/or otherwise suitable form. The story is told from multiple points of view, where some of the characters and interesting and some... well, not so much.<br/><br/>The book is 35 years old, and sometimes it shows. Particularly the way men and women - or mels and fems - behave in the book: in addition to being a skilled, psi-wielding genius, Gillian is also described as being beautiful, occasionally getting naked and otherwise swimming around in bikinis. She's genetically matched to his man, Tom Orley, who's naturally even more magnificent.<br/><br/>That's another thing: Tom Orley, as Jacob Demwa in [b:Sundiver|96472|Sundiver (The Uplift Saga, #1)|David Brin|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388176548s/96472.jpg|461555], is a true renaissance man who's assertive, invents things like MacGyver and is guaranteed to save the day, no matter what the problem is.<br/><br/>30 years ago this was the only book translated into Finnish. This time, I'm happy to immediately continue with the next book in the series.

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