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The Uplift War

The Uplift Saga, Book 3

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The Uplift War

By: David Brin
Narrated by: George K. Wilson
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Hugo Award Winner, Best Novel, 1988

David Brin's New York Times best-selling novels thrill listeners with their stirring adventures and intriguing speculation about humanity's future. Set in a universe where no species has reached sentience without the "uplifting" help of a patron race, the books delve into the greatest mystery of all: Who uplifted humankind?

Earth has been allowed to colonize the planet Garth only because its previous occupants went berserk and wiped out virtually all life there. But now humans, chimps, and their alien allies on Garth are being held hostage in a conflict that could affect the fate of the entire Five Galaxies. As a ragtag group of freedom fighters wage a desperate guerilla war, their only hope for victory lies in unravelling the elusive truth behind the legend of a hidden native species that could prove a powerful ally.

The Uplift War provides entertainment in the grandest tradition of science fiction, with exotic aliens, visionary action, and universe-encompassing mysteries.

©1987 David Brin (P)2001 Recorded Books Adventure First Contact Hugo Award Locus Award Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction War Feel-Good

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  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, 1988

"The Uplift books are as compulsive reading as anything ever published in the genre." (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction)
Original Concept • Well-crafted Storyline • Exceptional Narration • Clever Exploration • Intriguing Mystery

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Excellent book, in my humble opinion at least as good or better than Startide rising his Hugo award winning Novel.
I just wish there were more in the same Universe available here...............................DJ

The Uplift War

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I found this entry much better than the previous two. David Brin's writing definitely improved over time.

Better than the first book

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Great book. I read this book in back in the 1980's and had to add it to my Audible collection. The audio book really brought the characters to life.

One of Brin's best.

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A little long and meandering, but good overall. Very good performance given the numerous voices and species.

A little long and meandering, but good overall.

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The imagined galactic races and character development are amazing and the narrator’s voice representations are most incredible!

Brin is brilliant

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