The Uplift War

By David Brin,

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The inhabitants of Garth, a dying planet, battle brutal alien invaders, with the survival of Earth and the fate of the entire five galaxies at stake

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1 author picked The Uplift War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a wonderful book in multiple respects, but perhaps most impressive is the brilliant world-building, complete with several fascinating species, and complex yet comprehensible galactic politics.

The far-future galactic civilization is strikingly original, and humanity’s place in it is compelling. A close second to the world-building: the fabulous, three-dimensional characters.

As much as I enjoyed the second trilogy in this series, I would have loved to see this book’s characters return.

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