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Infinity's Shore (Uplift Storm Trilogy #2)
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David Brin (Goodreads Author)
For the fugitive settlers of Jijo, it is truly the beginning of the end. As starships fill the skies, the threat of genocide hangs over the planet that once peacefully sheltered six bands of sapient beings. Now the human settlers of Jijo and their alien neighbors must make heroic—and terrifying—choices. A scientist must turn against the benefactors she's been trained to lo...more
Mass Market Paperback, 646 pages
Published
January 13th 2010
by Spectra
(first published 1996)
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Call this one a 2.5 star book. I do want to know what happens. There are plenty of cliffhangers throughout and some big ones at the end. I like some of the characters, Dwer, Emerson, Rety, maybe Gillian. The aliens are cool and very different from any other aliens I've read about in 30 years of reading Science Fiction. So I give him a lot of points for originality and inventiveness. He seems to think up new and different alien species effortlessly. The science is good, which is a huge plu...more
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Infinity's Shore is technically a middle book and does
what a middle book has to do, advancing the plot and setting
the stage for the final volume. Some things are resolved
but most is still hint and promise. Don't look for neatly
tied threads here and, even in the concluding volume, don't
look for absolute conclusions; I don't think that's where
Brin's interests lie. Even so, taken just on its own,
tjos book is a rich and varied skein of stories in
the...more
what a middle book has to do, advancing the plot and setting
the stage for the final volume. Some things are resolved
but most is still hint and promise. Don't look for neatly
tied threads here and, even in the concluding volume, don't
look for absolute conclusions; I don't think that's where
Brin's interests lie. Even so, taken just on its own,
tjos book is a rich and varied skein of stories in
the...more
David Brin is fast becoming another of my favorite authors. Especially with this series. I do love the alien races he has created, and the way they are able to mesh together on the planet Jijo as they don't anywhere else in the universe. The idea of all sapient races having been 'uplifted' by a patron race except Humans.
The whole premise of his universe and peoples are intricate and all consuming. I couldn't put either of the books in this series down until I finished them.
The whole premise of his universe and peoples are intricate and all consuming. I couldn't put either of the books in this series down until I finished them.
I enjoyed this second book, although it had been a very long time since I read the first one in this trilogy, so it took me a while to figure out what was going on and remember who was who. The format of switching between characters every chapter also threw me off for a while. A very interesting plot concept and I enjoyed most of the characters. Brin came up with some really unusual alien races and I liked reading about them. I have heard mixed things about the third book, so while this one rea...more
I enjoyed this entire trilogy. Interesting pictures of alien races, some suspense and action, and a lot of cross-culture politics and diplomacy. Altogether fun.
I can't remember whether I liked one of the books more than the others, so I'm just giving them all a 4 for being great reads.
I can't remember whether I liked one of the books more than the others, so I'm just giving them all a 4 for being great reads.
Thoughts on the trilogy as a whole are under Heaven's Reach. These books really aren't readable separately, despite each sequel wasting dozens of pages on exposition from previous entries.
Fifth book in the series and second in the current story arch, the scifi is running low and the improbable events are running hot, but Brin's writing keeps it very entertaining.
Typical of the middle volume of a trilogy, this book is a bit sluggish in places as the author takes his time exploring his incredibly detailed world. He brings in characters from previous books, hints at big doings behind mysterious events, and continues following some really interesting characters as they become more deeply involved in world-changing events. The strength of this book (and the whole series) is Brin's ability to create convincing (and fascinating) alien characters. This is not a...more
Second book in the Uplift trilogy. It continues the story of Jijo, but the Streaker crew starts showing up more.
I think I was probably way too young to understand this book when I read it. Oh well.
Richly imagined and extremely well executed. I recommend the whole series.
Jeff Youngstrom
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This visit to the Uplift Universe wears thin rather quickly.
dont remember which is which. all were great.
See "Sundiver."
Definitely a "middle" book with cliffhanging ending but a seemingly good one to forward readers to the final novel, "Heaven's Reach."
This is part of a grand trilogy that started with the Uplift War, Startide Rising and Sundiver, and while they share the same universe, they aren't required reaqding.
This Trilogy about the world Jijo on the otherhand are all tied together and they weave a grand tapestry together about all of the loose ends from the previous three novels.
In the end Brin makes his case for greatness and leaves you wanting more...
This Trilogy about the world Jijo on the otherhand are all tied together and they weave a grand tapestry together about all of the loose ends from the previous three novels.
In the end Brin makes his case for greatness and leaves you wanting more...
Damn, that's a bad place for a cliffhanger...
I really enjoyed the return of the characters from Startide Rising (second book of the first trilogy). The pacing in this book was much better than the Brightness Reef (first book of this second trilogy), which makes sense since it was mostly setup for this book. Things have ended in an exciting place, and I have high hopes for the third book.
Begins to really build momentum but still a bit slow in comparison to StarTide Rising. Glad I was able to stick with it for the pay off at the end of the series. Definitely worth reading if you are a fan of Brin or the uplift universe.
Great eascspism and world building.
Buy or borrow this series. It is easy to suspend disbleief by Brin's accuracy in science, scope of environment, and vibrant dialogue - fun, too.
Brin's continuing saga of the Streaker. A strong read that only fails in that it isn't as great as Startide Rising.
I really need to reread this whole series from Sundiver to the end. The story on Jijo is very good.
The last book in this trilogy better be at least this good.
David Pardoe
marked it as to-read
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