Poskanzer.PA@PARC-MAXC.ARPA (06/27/83)
Aside from "Sundiver", I know of only three other stories by Brin: "Just a Hint", Analog 27Apr81. Not particularly good. "The Tides of Kithrup", Analog 25May81. In the same ficton as "Sundiver". Excellent. "The Postman", IASFM Nov82. Similar to a certain episode from "Lucifer's Hammer". I think it won an award this year. If anybody knows of any others, I would appreciate hearing about them, because I think David Brin is the best new author since Niven! --- Jef
leichter@yale-com.UUCP (06/29/83)
I also remember a (very nice, rather odd) story called something like "The Loom of Thessaly" (by David Brin) in (probably) Fantasy & SF (could have been Asimov's) about a year and a half ago. If you run into it, read it; it's worth it. -- Jerry
Mkb@CMU-CS-C.ARPA (11/11/83)
From: Mike Blackwell <Mkb@CMU-CS-C.ARPA> In the back of my copy of Sundiver, in the About the Author section, it says "His second novel, Startide Rising, was recently published by Bantam Books and he is currently at work on his third, The Practice Effect." However, there is no mention of this new book in my copy of Startide Rising. Anybody know anything more? -m-
iy120@sdccs6.UUCP (11/17/83)
David Brin's third novel "The Pratice Effect" is written and
sold to Bantam. It should be out in a few months. The story is
really David's first. He wrote it while at caltech as an under-
grad. It is an interesting book, though I personaly would not put
it at the same level as "Startide Rising". A fun book none the
less. David was unnsatisfied with my review of it, for I couldn't
really tell him exactly what I felt it was missing. I still don't
know, its just that it seems to be missing most of the *spark* that
Startide had. It isn't based in the same universe as Startide or
Sundiver, for it has its own *unique* set of universal principles.
I can still recommend it. On a scale of zero to 10, it rates as
a 7. Better then many, lots of fun, and a good way to spend an
evening... but a pretty lady would take presidence.
The book I am waiting for is Gorilla. It is based in the same
world as Startide, but deals with the 'upraising' of the Gorillas.
Its not finished and he wont let me read the manuscript yet--The Bum!
Don Coleman
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