Questions tagged [david-brin]
David Brin is an American scientist and an author of science fiction. His 1985 novel, The Postman, was adapted as a film of the same name in 1997. He was born in 1950.
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In David Brin's "Kiln People," why is Ritu's head shaved?
In David Brin's novel Kiln People, there is an unclear reference--once--to Ritu having a shaved head, but no explanation as to when or why or how this happened.
This is mentioned at the point where ...
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Houseflies use humanity to colonize the galaxy
David Brin's short story "The Giving Plague" contains the following passage:
A guy I once knew, who used to read science fiction, told me about
this story he'd seen, in which it turned out that ...
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Is David Brin's "Existence" part of the "Uplift" universe?
A lot of reviewers say it isn't, despite the dolphins, but Brin seems to be trying for ambiguity and has stated
'some will argue that my latest novel, Existence is a precursor to the uplift novels. I'...
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Is there a reason this human character's name sounds Tymbrimi?
It's time to play Guess The Human!
Here's a list of characters mentioned in The Uplift War
Athaclena, Ma'chutallil, Mathicluanna, Oshoyoythuna, Oth'thushutn, Prathachulthorn, Thlufallthreela, ...
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What's with the word "sardonic" in sci-fi?
OK, this is going to seem to be either a ridiculous question or there is something there.
I have noticed that Asimov is a huge fan of the word "sardonic". Maybe it's just that I notice it because I ...
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Any tales about the Vanilla Needle and Jacob Demwa?
I'm rereading Sundiver by David Brin for the first time in a long time. In it, Jacob Demwa is recently scarred by an incident at the Vanilla Needle in which he loses his wife.
Brin is excellent at ...
