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  • Startide Rising

  • The Uplift Saga, Book 2
  • By: David Brin
  • Narrated by: George Wilson
  • Length: 17 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (64 ratings)

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Startide Rising

By: David Brin
Narrated by: George Wilson
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Summary

When Streaker - the first starship designed and crewed by dolphins - discovers a derelict ancient armada with evidence of the first sentient species ever, she sets off a war between dozens of galactic races eager to use the information for their own advancement.

New York Times best-selling author David Brin's novels stretch the imagination while providing action and thrills galore. Packed with exotic aliens and ancient mysteries, Startide Rising delivers breath-taking adventure in the grandest tradition of space opera.
©1983 David Brin (P)2003 Recorded Books
Adventure Fantasy Fiction First Contact Hard Science Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Space
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Critic reviews

"This is one of the outstanding SF novels of recent years." ( Publishers Weekly)
"As the plot thickens and the relationships between the characters become more complex, Wilson's narration is a calm and steady beacon." ( AudioFile)

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Fun

Having read the first in the series allowed me a little jump start in understanding some things about this book. The stories are stand alone, so you don’t *have* to read the first, but it takes the author a long time to explain things like why the Galactics look down on the Humans. But never mind, the story is great and it even includes some poetry. Bonus!

The narrator was so incredibly slow that I was able to boost the speed to 1.6x original speed.

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Too many

Too many characters to keep them separate along the way reduced my joy of this sequel to the eminent Sundiver.

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innovative storyline

Continuing the Uplift story magnificently, this story has sentient dolphins as the newest intelligent species in the 5 galaxies, amazing

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