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Startide Rising is a 1983 science fiction novel by American writer David Brin, the second book of six set in his Uplift Universe (preceded by Sundiver and followed by The Uplift War). It earned both Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel in 1984.
Set in the year 2489 C.E., Startide Rising follows the crew of the Streaker, an intergalactic spaceship crewed by 150 uplifted dolphins and seven humans. While exploring interstellar space, the crew finds a fleet of abandoned spaceships.
Sep 1, 1983 · Sundiver, Startide Rising, and The Uplift War--a New York Times bestseller--together make up one of the most beloved sagas of all time. Brin's tales are set in a future universe in which no species can reach sentience without being "uplifted" by a patron race.
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Startide Rising received critical acclaim and won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, solidifying its place in the science fiction genre. A crew of uplifted dolphins must navigate political intrigue and danger in a quest to find a lost alien fleet.
Startide Rising: Summary, characters, and analysis. The Science Fiction and Fiction genre book by David Brin in 1983.
Startide Rising by David Brin is the story of an exploration vessel from Earth, commanded and crewed by neo-dolphins, having to make repairs on an obscure water planet while Galactic fleets fight overhead to obtain its secrets.
The Terran exploration vessel Streaker, crewed by 150 uplifted dolphins, 7 humans, and one uplifted chimpazee, discovers a derelict fleet of spaceships — each the size of a small moon. They appear to belong to the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.
