Infinity's Shore

All that might have impressed him once – the idea of vessels millions of years old. But now he knew a truth about these ancient hulks. You want old. I’ve seen old. I’ve seen ships that make most stars seem young. There’s considerable heft to Brin’s Uplift Universe, especially in a genre consisting of b......more

I enjoyed this penultimate book in the Uplift Storm (and Uplift) Saga even if I found it occasionally confusing. Brin certainly has a ton of ideas and perhaps things will make a bit more sense in the final volume, Heaven's Reach, but nonetheless, I enjoyed following the story arcs of the characters......more

Shit just got real! OK, so remember how Brin left off Brightness Reef on a cliffhanger? Jophur ship had just landed above the returned Rothen vessel, totally changing the balance of power on Jijo. Sara and the starfaring Stranger, whom we now know to be Emerson from the Streaker escaped the zealo......more

Storyline: 4/5 Characters: 3/5 Writing Style: 2/5 World: 4/5 A creative confusion unburdened by the strictures of brevity. Infinity's Shore is unpolished and unrestrained in the same way as the Uplift series has been all along. Despite the unnecessary profusion of characters perspectives, the staccato s......more

Tarkim rašai knygą apie karą. Yra tokia šeima, kuri bus labai svarbi kare. Tėvas išsiaiškins slaptus priešų kodus. Mama išgelbės krūvą pasmerktųjų. Vyresnysis sūnus - šnipas, nužudys svarbų, ne, svarbiausią, priešų generolą. Dukra, mokslininkė, atras naują bombų rūšį ir taip karas bus laimėtas. O da......more