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Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe by Kevin Lenagh, David Brin
mjfmjfmjf's review
3.0
Interesting but a bit over the top. Wouldn't mind a look at the related GURPS uplift module though. 3.5 of 5.
mystech's review
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
jokoloyo's review
3.0
This is a reference book for the readers of Uplift Saga novels by David Brin and a must for fans.
The Uplift Saga's universe is huge of "an intergalactic civilization called the Five Galaxies, comprising a multitude of sentient races, has existed for billions of years" ( Wikipedia page of Uplift Universe created by Mr. Brin, and it is not a shared universe.
One of the distinctive characteristic of Uplift Universe is big number of sentient species involved in the stories. Even people of Earth is not limited to human species only, but to other mammals: chimpanzee and dolphin. Following all the species, imagining each species (even only the physical traits) were taking a significant part of my brain. This Contacting Aliens book is helping much and helping in a fun way with a lot of illustrations on the book.
The Uplift Saga's universe is huge of "an intergalactic civilization called the Five Galaxies, comprising a multitude of sentient races, has existed for billions of years" ( Wikipedia page of Uplift Universe created by Mr. Brin, and it is not a shared universe.
One of the distinctive characteristic of Uplift Universe is big number of sentient species involved in the stories. Even people of Earth is not limited to human species only, but to other mammals: chimpanzee and dolphin. Following all the species, imagining each species (even only the physical traits) were taking a significant part of my brain. This Contacting Aliens book is helping much and helping in a fun way with a lot of illustrations on the book.
tome15's review
3.0
Brin, David. Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin’s Uplift Universe. Bantam, 2002.
I hate to say it, but this guide might be a good place to begin reading David Brin’s Uplift Saga. It provides a history of the five galaxies and an amusing bestiary, or should a say, sapiary. The line drawings are fun but dispensable—that is, the book is perfectly accessible through voice-over or some other screen reader. Now, do I have the energy to reread the whole saga?
I hate to say it, but this guide might be a good place to begin reading David Brin’s Uplift Saga. It provides a history of the five galaxies and an amusing bestiary, or should a say, sapiary. The line drawings are fun but dispensable—that is, the book is perfectly accessible through voice-over or some other screen reader. Now, do I have the energy to reread the whole saga?
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