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Sundiver
Sign in to saveSundiver is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin. It is the first book of his first Uplift trilogy, followed by Startide Rising in 1983 and The Uplift War in 1987.
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- Author
- David Brin
- First published
- 1980
- Editions
- 21
- Subjects
- Uplift, Fiction, general, Fiction, General, Life on other planets, Lectures et morceaux choisis, Science-fiction américaine, Anglais (langue)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- David Brin
- Genre
- science fiction
- Country of origin
- United States
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
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- title
- Sundiver
- nominated for
- Locus Award for Best First Novel
- takes place in fictional universe
- Uplift Universe
- has characteristic
- debut novel
- publication date
- 1980-02-00
- language of work or name
- English language
- place of publication
- United States
- form of creative work
- novel
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- Reception
- Awards and nominations
- Publication history
- Translations
- Reception
- Notes
Sundiver is a 1980 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin. It is the first book of his first Uplift trilogy, followed by Startide Rising in 1983 and The Uplift War in 1987.
==Background== The Five Galaxies are filled with alien races, all of whom were "uplifted" into sentience by another race through the use of directed breeding. As "payment" for being made sentient, the uplifted races are subservient to their uplifters for a period of time. All existing races have reached sentience through this process, and follow a common evolution in which the races become free of their uplifters, enter a period of independent power, and then fade and eventually disappear.
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