Startide Rising
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Cover of first edition (paperback)
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| Author | David Brin |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Uplift Universe |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Bantam Books |
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1983 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| Pages | 462 pp (first edition, paperback) |
| Award | Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1984) |
| ISBN | (first edition, paperback) |
| OCLC | 9865177 |
| LC Class | CPB Box no. 2914 vol. 13 |
| Preceded by | Sundiver |
| Followed by | The Uplift War |
Startide Rising is a 1983 science fiction novel by David Brin and the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded by Sundiver and followed by The Uplift War). It earned both Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel. It was revised by the author in 1993 to correct errors and omissions from the original edition.
An early work by the now well-known author David Brin, it was extremely well reviewed when it was published, has remained popular, and served as the seed for three more novels which revolved around the crew of the Earthship Streaker (the Uplift Storm Trilogy). It joins the ranks of double-winners of both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel along with classic science fiction novels such as Dune, Neuromancer, Ringworld, Ancillary Justice, and Ender's Game. Startide Rising also won the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel in 1984.
Parts of Startide Rising were published as "The Tides of Kithrup" in the May 1981 issue of Analog. The Tides of Kithrup was an early title of the novel; uncorrected proofs of the novel that still bear that title have become collector's items.
In the year 2489 C.E., Terran spaceship Streaker — crewed by 150 uplifted dolphins, seven humans, and one uplifted chimpanzee — discovers a derelict fleet of 50,000 spaceships the size of small moons in a shallow cluster. They appear to belong to the Progenitors, the legendary "first race" which uplifted the other species. The captain's gig is sent to investigate but is destroyed along with one of the derelict craft — killing 10 crew members. Streaker manages to recover some artifacts from the destroyed derelict and one well-preserved alien body. The crew of Streaker uses psi-cast to inform Earth of their discovery and to send a hologram of the alien.
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