David Brin is the author of the Uplift series (including Startide Rising and The Uplift War), The Postman, and many more sci-fi books over his long career.
We spoke with David Brin about how he began writing, the sudden success of Startide Rising, redefining Science Fiction as “Speculative History,” the process of having one’s prose adapted to screen, and fostering the writing of the next generation of sci-fi writers. Enjoy our talk with the eccentric and entertaining David Brin in either audio or video below!
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You can buy David's work at the links below. We highly recommend Startide Rising (don't worry that it's #2 in the series - you don't need to read Sundiver first)
His most famous novels:
- Sundiver
David's Bio: David Brin is a scientist, inventor, and New York Times bestselling author. With books translated into 25 languages, he has won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. A film directed by Kevin Costner was based on David's novel The Postman. Other works have been optioned by Paramount and Warner Bros. David's science-fictional Uplift Saga explores genetic engineering of higher animals, like dolphins, to speak.
The second novel in the Uplift Saga, Startide Rising (1983), was a “triple crown” winner of The Hugo Award, Nebula, and Locus for best novel.
As a scientist/futurist, David is seen frequently on television shows such as The ArchiTechs, Universe, and Life After People (most popular show ever on the History Channel) — with many appearances on PBS, BBC and NPR. An inventor with many patents, he is in-demand to speak about future trends, keynoting for IBM, Google, Procter & Gamble, SAP, Microsoft, Qualcomm, the Mauldin Group, and Casey Research, all the way to think tanks, Homeland Security, and the CIA.
With degrees from Caltech and the University of California-San Diego, Dr. Brin serves serves on advisory panels ranging from astronomy, NASA innovative concepts, nanotech, and SETI to national defense and technological ethics. His nonfiction book The Transparent Society explores the dangers of secrecy and loss of privacy in our modern world. It garnered the prestigious Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.
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