Sundiver

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David Brin: Sundiver (1996, Orbit)

340 pages

English language

Published March 26, 1996 by Orbit.

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4 stars (2 reviews)

6 editions

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4 stars

I picked this book up for like $2 in a ferry terminal book rack (alongside the pulp romance novels as you would expect), and wasn't expecting a whole lot, but I knew Brin was well-respected.

As such, it far exceeded my expectations - this book was fantastic. Engaging, well-written, lots of interesting characters, a mystery plot that twists and turns and caught me off guard more than once, and some really fascinating creatures and exploration of some interesting ideas.

The great thing about this book is that there are so many different elements, and they're all very strongly written, such that each of them could probably stand on its own as a shorter story, but they're all here working together to tell an engaging story that much better.

The uplift social dynamics from which the saga takes its name is well thought out and has lots of interesting consequences, for …

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