Heaven's Reach

(In my best Majel Barrett voice.) Last time, on my review of the Uplift Storm Trilogy… … Alvin et al were rescued from their wrecked diving bell by none other than the submerged crew of the Streaker. … a Jophur starship landed on Jijo, capturing the Rothen ship and promising a slow, painful annihilati......more

THE FIVE GALAXIES WHAT EMBLEMS grace the fine prows of our fast ships? How many spirals swirl on the bow of each great vessel, turning round and round, symbolizing our connections? How many are the links that form our union? ONE spiral represents the fallow worlds, slowly brewing, steeping, stewing – w......more

This was the final volume in Brin's classic Uplift/Uplift Storm saga that started way back with the imaginative Sundiver. I enjoyed this series. It was not all even, but it was always thought-provoking. We are back in space again and the pace picks up drastically from that of Brightness Reef and Inf......more

Storyline: 2/5 Characters: 3/5 Writing Style: 2/5 World: 3/5 In the author's afterward at the end of Heaven's Reach, Brin shares that "the Uplift Universe gives me a chance to experiment with all sorts of notions about starfaring civilization. And since it is unapologetic space opera, those notions can......more

-Aunque al final tengamos algunas respuestas, es más de lo mismo.- Género. Ciencia ficción. Lo que nos cuenta. El neochimpance Harry Harms patrulla el Espacio E mientras, en Jijo, los pasajeros de la Streaker, de distintas especies que por diferentes razones terminaron en el planeta, esperan poder afr......more