825 c57290d5-dac6-4032-a7af-9ab6bd6ab339 Startide rising David Brin calibre (0.6.35) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 1984-03-01T00:00:00 UND SUMMARY: David Brin's Uplift novels are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction ever written.  Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time.  Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race.  But the greatest mystery of all remains unsolved: who uplifted humankind?The Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed in the uncharted water world of Kithrup, bearing one of the most important discoveries in galactic history.  Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret--the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars. Bantam Books 9780553274189 Science fiction General Science Fiction - General Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction - Science Fiction Science fiction American Life on other planets Science Fiction - High Tech High Tech Space ships Hugo Award Extraterrestrial beings Genetic engineering