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Infinity's Shore (Turtleback)

by David Brin (Author)

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Publisher: Demco Media (September 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0606169822
ISBN-13: 978-0606169820
Product Dimensions: 18.4 x 11.4 x 3.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 386 g

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This second volume in David Brin's new Uplift trilogy is an epic tale that artfully combines dozens of unique characters and their individual stories. The planet Jijo, which has been settled by six separate races despite a decree that it remain barren for a million years, is about to change. The exploration ship Streaker, on the run since discovering the secrets of a two-billion-year-old derelict fleet, has arrived with virtually the entire universe in pursuit. Overnight the peaceful, technologically backwards Jijoan society erupts into civil war, creating a chaotic tapestry of grief, sorrow, joy, love and, ultimately, hope. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The Uplift War-a deep-future conflict that spans both galaxies and centuries-continues in this rich middle volume (after Brightness Reef) of Brin's second Uplift trilogy. On the planet Jijo, the painfully developed cooperation among six sapient races (humans included) is rapidly crumbling under the impact of contact from space. The visitors include the dolphin crew of the ship Streaker and the Rothen, the race who may have "uplifted" to intelligence most of the races of Jijo, except the humans, who because of their unique status are in greater peril than ever. The ensuing tale is well paced, immensely complex, highly literate-and a daunting read, particularly for those new to the series. On full display here is Brin's extraordinary capacity to handle a wide-ranging narrative and to create convincingly complex alien races that not only differ from humanity but also variegate internally. By novel's end, Jijo is irremediably altered, its status as a world of refugees from the political chicanery of the Five Galaxies likely gone forever. Once again, Brin has created a successful mix of social speculation and hard SF that puts him in the honorable company of such authors as Charles Sheffield and Gregory Benford. Undeniably, this is demanding SF; but just as undeniably, it is superior SF as well. (Dec.) FYI: Two Uplift novels have won major SF awards: Startide Rising, the 1983 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and The Uplift War, the 1988 Hugo for Best Novel.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Part two delivers, Jan 18 2004

By	David Bonesteel (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Infinity's Shore (Mass Market Paperback)

In this second novel of David Brin's Uplift Storm trilogy, the society of outlaw races on Jijo are thrown into further chaos with the arrival of the super-powerful Jophur, a hostile race of alien conquerors. We are reintroduced to the crew of Streaker, who plot their escape from under the nose of their fearsome adversaries.

This novel suffers from the same problem as most middle works in a trilogy: having neither a true beginning nor a true ending, it exists as nothing but middle that goes on and on, often seeming quite meandering. Only when the final novel has been read is it possible to judge just how essential are the plot elements included here. That said, this series remains immensely enjoyable. It is always fun to see a talented author create a richly detailed world and then turn it upside down, letting the chips fall where they may. The story takes a while to get going, as Brin spends about the first seventy pages having characters do little more than contemplate the events of the first novel. I benefited from this since it had been quite a while since I had read the previous installment, but it seems like that could have been tightened up a bit.

I look forward to reading the next book and hope that Brin chooses to revisit this universe some day. (How about the lost adventures of the Streaker? Quite a few significant events have happened off stage.)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning stunning stunning stunning., Jul 23 2003

By	Sailoil (Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Infinity's Shore (Mass Market Paperback)

With Infinity's shore Brin has taken what was a detailed and complex world from Brightness Reef (Book 4 in the uplift saga) and brought events forward to a real pitch of excitement. He has the ability to weave greater and greater complexity into a plot that spans aeons of time, billions of years of planning, coming to a heady conclusion.

It isn't just the variety of races, each well explored in personality and physical traits. It isn't just the sheer number of plot threads that makes this a brilliant series. And it is not just the vision of such a universe. It is the way Brin combines all the serried elements together with such consummate literary skill. His prose is excellent and lapses into the poetic. The uplift saga has to be one of the greatest achievements in science fiction writing, and deserves recognition from mainstream literary critics.

In this volume Brin reintroduces us to the remainder of the Streaker crew who fled Kithrup in Startide Rising (book 2) while continuing to develop the characters of the sooner races on Jijo. And he demonstrates what makes a Jophur of a Traeki. I can say no more without giving away plot elements. Read it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book and series, May 20 2003

By	Michael J. Lane "archosaur" (Whakatane, Bay of Plenty New Zealand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Infinity's Shore (Mass Market Paperback)

This is really the fifth volume in the Uplift Saga. It neatly packages all the important themes from the previous works; ready to be blown open in what promises to be an exciting conclusion. The writing (and presentation) is clean, and the story moves along at a quick pace. The aliens initially seem anthropomorphic, but subtly shift in ones perception into truly alien characters. The only comparable work regarding complex interstellar alien conflict is the excellent Chanur series by C.J. Cherryh. In my opinion, with the exception of "The Uplift War," this series is better. Many hard science fiction books, with the exception of those by Greg Bear and Gregory Benford, fail to connect the cosmic happenings to a believable personal level. This work, and this book, succeed in that endeavor. If you want exciting, thought provoking, and moving hard science fiction with characters you care about, then you should buy this book

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3.0 out of 5 stars Racism-pointless
What had been an excellent series from a great author has degenerated into the conventional anti-white philia that permeates literature in America now. Read more

Published on Oct 26 2002

3.0 out of 5 stars If you can just get through this...
Pieces from the first trilogy start coming together here, in a place far removed from the Gubru and the great battles fought over Earth's skies over the scout ship Streaker. Read more

Published on Aug 9 2002 by T. Enst