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Liked It “Such an interesting set-up. I like the universe the characters are in and find the story of humans place in the galactic society fascinating. The ending was fast paced and satisfying.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Such an interesting set-up. I like the universe the characters are in and find the story of humans place in the galactic society fascinating. The ending was fast paced and satisfying.”
Patrick H wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Simply one of the best Science Fiction books ever written. The rest of the series isn't bad either, particularly The Uplift War and Heavens Reach”
Superenigmatix wrote this review Friday, September 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a well-done book with a genuinely interesting science fiction concept. However, I personally wasn't amazed by Brin, even though I can't really pick something really wrong with this book. I guess some times a guy and a book just hit it off, and other times not. This won both Nebula and Hugo awards, so maybe my expectations were inflated.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Thursday, September 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Intelligent apes, dolphins, and more. You must read the whole triology. It's great”
Eric wrote this review Tuesday, August 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This was my favorite book in the first trilogy. It is both exciting and endearing. The characters, which include humans and dolphins, are complex, relatable, and interesting. Something that I find is often missing from many science fiction novels. The whole series is enjoyable because it is neat to see humans as the underdogs instead of taking over the galaxy miraculously like in Star Trek. ”
Kim S wrote this review Sunday, August 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My favorite of Brin's Uplift books. The bizarre characters of different species all forced to live/work and try to survive together is fascinating.”
muque and shylock tomes wrote this review Sunday, October 12 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Confession: I read this about 25 years ago and don't remember much about it, except it had something to do with dolphins. I just think the title is really cool.”
RaneeMc wrote this review Monday, April 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Part of a trilogy that I ignored and jumped right into the middle of. Good, suspenseful, well-written science fiction, that gave me a content feeling at the end, that didn’t make me want to read the beginning nor the end. But, that’s just the kind of guy I am. If you read sci-fi then you’ve already read this. If not, well, then you probably won’t read this. So what am I saying? I don’t know. I’m just talking here.
Paul R wrote this review Monday, January 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“Richly-imagined space opera with engaging characters and big ideas. I got David Brin to autograph a copy for me, during the summer between my senior year of high school and my first year at Caltech. (David Brin is a Caltech alumnus.) He wrote "Good luck (poor guy)!".”
Andrew H wrote this review Saturday, November 3 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
