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David Brin

Autor(a) de The Postman

141+ Works 36,716 Membros 540 Críticas 157 Favorited

About the Author

David Brin is a scientist, writer, and public speaker. He was born in Pasadena, California, on October 9, 1950. Brin attended the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and later earned a doctorate at the University of California. He accepted a position as an engineer at Hughes Aircraft mostrar mais Company. Brin is a former fellow at the California Space Institute and serves on several government and nongovernment advisory committees dealing with issues involved with technological growth. Brin has lectured all over the world on such topics as space flight, ecology, and the search for extraterrestrial life. Brin deals with global warming, the destruction of the ozone layer, and pollution of Earth. His 1987 novel, The Uplift War, received the Hugo Award and the Locus Award. His novels have been translated into 20 languages. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries

Obras por David Brin

The Postman (1985) 4,094 exemplares
Startide Rising (1982) 4,067 exemplares
Sundiver (1980) 3,865 exemplares
The Uplift War (1987) 3,190 exemplares
Brightness Reef (1995) 2,461 exemplares
Earth (1990) 2,367 exemplares
Infinity's Shore (1996) 2,023 exemplares
Heaven's Reach (1998) 1,892 exemplares
Kiln People (2002) 1,868 exemplares
Glory Season (1993) 1,537 exemplares
The Practice Effect (1984) 1,484 exemplares
Foundation's Triumph (1999) — Autor — 1,308 exemplares
Heart of the Comet (1986) 1,177 exemplares
Existence (2012) 903 exemplares
Otherness (1994) 874 exemplares
The River of Time (1986) 820 exemplares
The Life Eaters (2003) 141 exemplares
Tomorrow Happens (2003) 80 exemplares
Forgiveness (2001) 68 exemplares
The Giving Plague [short fiction] (1988) 59 exemplares
Insistence of Vision (2016) 51 exemplares
The Crystal Spheres {story} (1984) — Autor — 50 exemplares
Reality Check {story} (2000) 50 exemplares
Sky Horizon (2007) 40 exemplares
Brightness Reef, Part 1 (1995) 39 exemplares
Exiles: The Uplift Storm Trilogy (2013) 38 exemplares
Brightness Reef, Part 2 (1995) 37 exemplares
Infinity's Shore, Part 2 (1996) 35 exemplares
Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World (2017) — Editor; Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
The Uplift War, Part 2 (1999) 33 exemplares
Dr. Pak's Preschool (1990) 31 exemplares
The Uplift War, Part 1 (1999) 31 exemplares
Thor Meets Captain America (1986) 28 exemplares
Infinity's Shore, Part 1 (1996) 26 exemplares
Stones of Significance (1998) 26 exemplares
The Best of David Brin (2021) 25 exemplares
Piecework (1988) 25 exemplares
The Loom of Thessaly (1981) 24 exemplares
Temptation (1999) 20 exemplares
Earth I (1990) 20 exemplares
Tank Farm Dynamo (1983) 19 exemplares
Earth II (1990) 19 exemplares
Heaven's Reach, Part I (1999) 14 exemplares
Heaven's Reach, Part II (1999) 12 exemplares
Gorilla My Dreams (2009) 9 exemplares
What Continues What Fails (1991) 9 exemplares
Lungfish (1986) 9 exemplares
The Ancient Ones (2020) 9 exemplares
Those Eyes (1994) 8 exemplares
Just A Hint (1980) 8 exemplares
Natulife (1994) 7 exemplares
The Warm Space (1985) 6 exemplares
Bonding to Genji [novelette] (1992) 6 exemplares
Bubbles (1987) 6 exemplares
Toujours Voir {short story} (1986) 6 exemplares
A Stage of Memory {short story} (1986) 6 exemplares
Detritus Affected {short story} (1992) 5 exemplares
Sshhh . . . {short story} (1988) 5 exemplares
Ambiguity (1990) 5 exemplares
The River of Time [short story] (1981) 5 exemplares
Paris Conquers All (1996) 4 exemplares
Privacy (1989) 4 exemplares
Myth Number 21 [short story] (1990) 4 exemplares
Kil'n Time (2005) 3 exemplares
An Ever-Reddening Glow (1996) 3 exemplares
Castaways of New Mojave (2021) 3 exemplares
The Diplomacy Guild (1990) 3 exemplares
The Smartest Mob 2 exemplares
Glory Season, Part II 2 exemplares
Glory Season, Part I (1994) 2 exemplares
The Ancient Ones 2 1 exemplar
Gli sterminatori: Olocausto (Vol. 1) (2015) — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar
Rainbows End 1 exemplar
The Ancient Ones 4 1 exemplar
The Ancient Ones 3 1 exemplar
The Ancient Ones 1 1 exemplar
How Will the World End? (2016) 1 exemplar
Singularity and Nightmares (2016) 1 exemplar
Shoresteading 2 1 exemplar
Shoresteading 1 1 exemplar
The Ancient Ones 5 1 exemplar
Existence Excerpt 1 exemplar
Cyclops (novella) 1 exemplar
The Tell (short) 1 exemplar
News From 2025 1 exemplar
Mars Opposition 1 exemplar
Shoresteading (2008) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Alas, Babylon (1959) — Prefácio, algumas edições4,834 exemplares
Stand on Zanzibar (1968) — Introdução, algumas edições3,159 exemplares
N-Space (1990) — Contribuidor — 1,129 exemplares
Far Horizons (1999) — Contribuidor — 764 exemplares
The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (1992) — Contribuidor — 437 exemplares
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF (1994) — Contribuidor — 389 exemplares
The Hard SF Renaissance (2003) — Contribuidor — 336 exemplares
The Space Opera Renaissance (2007) — Contribuidor — 279 exemplares
Year's Best SF 6 (2001) — Contribuidor — 273 exemplares
Year's Best SF 4 (1999) — Contribuidor — 256 exemplares
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (1989) — Contribuidor — 233 exemplares
War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches (1997) — Contribuidor — 227 exemplares
Murasaki (1992) — Contribuidor — 222 exemplares
The New Hugo Winners: Award Winning Science Fiction Stories (1989) — Contribuidor — 208 exemplares
Diplomacy Guild (1990) — Contribuidor — 199 exemplares
Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft (2015) — Contribuidor — 185 exemplares
Wastelands 2: More Stories of the Apocalypse (2013) — Contribuidor — 176 exemplares
Old Venus (2015) — Contribuidor — 165 exemplares
Live Without a Net (2003) — Contribuidor — 143 exemplares
The Postman [1997 film] (1997) — Original book — 128 exemplares
Dragonwriter: A Tribute to Anne McCaffrey and Pern (2013) — Contribuidor — 125 exemplares
Exploring the Matrix: Visions of the Cyber Present (2003) — Contribuidor — 120 exemplares
Full Spectrum 2 (1990) — Contribuidor — 117 exemplares
The Universe (1987) — Contribuidor — 115 exemplares
Full Spectrum 4 (1993) — Contribuidor — 105 exemplares
Project Solar Sail (1990) — Contribuidor — 98 exemplares
The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 (2016) — Contribuidor — 97 exemplares
Alien Pregnant by Elvis (1994) — Contribuidor — 90 exemplares
Skylife: Space Habitats in Story and Science (2000) — Contribuidor — 83 exemplares
Shadows of the New Sun: Stories in Honor of Gene Wolfe (2013) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Ring of Fire IV (2016) — Contribuidor, algumas edições74 exemplares
Multiverse: Exploring Poul Anderson's Worlds (2015) — Contribuidor — 71 exemplares
The Microverse (1989) — Contribuidor — 65 exemplares
All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories (2004) — Contribuidor — 57 exemplares
Interzone: The 3rd Anthology (1988) — Contribuidor — 49 exemplares
Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats (2010) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
The Williamson Effect (1996) — Introdução — 38 exemplares
Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon (2013) — Contribuidor — 34 exemplares
The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook: No. 3 (1990) — Contribuidor — 32 exemplares
Space Cadets (2006) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
The Year's Best Military & Adventure SF, Volume 2 (2016) — Contribuidor — 27 exemplares
Interzone: The 5th Anthology (1991) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Novel Ideas: Science Fiction (2006) — Contribuidor — 21 exemplares
Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact: Vol. CI, No. 5 (April 1981) (1981) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
Worst Contact (2015) — Contribuidor — 17 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's tomorrow's voices (1984) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Aliens: The Complete History of Extra Terrestrials: From Ancient Times to Ridley Scott (2017) — Prefácio, algumas edições12 exemplares
More Alternative Truths: Stories from the Resistance (2017) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Pwning Tomorrow (2015) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Vital: The Future of Healthcare (2021) — Contribuidor — 10 exemplares
Ikarus 2002 (2002) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
Orbiter (2002) — Introdução — 8 exemplares
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 16 • September 2011 (2011) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
I mondi del possibile (1993) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Ikarus 2001. Best of Science Fiction. (2001) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Free Stories 2016 (2016) — Contribuidor, algumas edições6 exemplares
Wassermans Roboter (1988) — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 5, November 2013 (2013) — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
Overview: Stories in the Stratosphere (2017) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Abortion Stories: Fiction on Fire (1992) — Prefácio; Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Analog 5 (1982) — Contribuidor, algumas edições5 exemplares
Lightspeed Magazine, Issue 96 • May 2018 (2018) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
Interzone 033 (1990) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
The Chronicles of Davids (2019) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Papa Godzilla (1989) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3 — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Science Fiction Age: Vol. 3, No. 1 (November 1994) (1994) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Interzone 023 (1988) — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares

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Took me way too long to finally read this. Don't let the crappy movie keep you from picking this up. Well worth it.
 
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everettroberts | 87 outras críticas | Oct 20, 2023 |
Between this and the movie there's a single good book. Unfortunately, separate, they're a halting story strewn with some interesting ideas. The most compelling part of the book; reinventing civilization through a lie, never blossoms to its potential.
 
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A.Godhelm | 87 outras críticas | Oct 20, 2023 |
This has to be one of my all-time favourite books. Well-written from many viewpoints (both alien and 'earth origin', incredible depth to the story, tense, at the edge of your seat with action for action junkies (myself included!). I thoroughly enjoyed this book and the previous, Startide Rising, and would recommend it to any readers.
 
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PREagles | 31 outras críticas | Oct 20, 2023 |
The first two-thirds were really fun and inventive. The writing wasn't strong, but the premise was so interesting and full of promise. But after awhile, Brin got carried away with ridiculous plot devices, page after page of "rapturous" self-indulgent monologue that ruined it. Too bad.
 
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lschiff | 47 outras críticas | Sep 24, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
141
Also by
78
Membros
36,716
Popularidade
#498
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
540
ISBN
447
Línguas
19
Marcado como favorito
157
Pedras de toque
570

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