Somebody tell me about David Brin?

Question

He's a science fiction writer. Is he good? What's a list of his books?

Answer 1

He's very good. For a list of all his works and for a bio, please go to his website. Click on the link below.

Here's a sample from that site:
"David Brin is a scientist, public speaker, and author. Several of his novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. His 1989 ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. A 1998 movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on The Postman. His fifteen novels have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Brin's 1998 non-fiction book -- The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? -- deals with a wide range of threats and opportunities facing our wired society during the information age. His chief argument, that openness is more effective than secrecy at fostering freedom, sparked controversy and garnered the prestigious Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.

David Brin's papers in scientific journals cover an eclectic range of topics from astronautics, astronomy, and optics to alternative dispute resolution and the role of neoteny in human evolution. His Ph.D in Space Physics from the University of California at San Diego followed a masters in optics and an undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Caltech. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the California Space Institute and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

David's latest novel -- Kiln People -- has been called a book of ideas disguised as a fast-moving and fun noir detective story, set in a future when new technology enables people to physically be in more than two places at once. DC/Wildstorm recently released a 144-page hardcover graphic novel -- The Life Eaters -- which they called "the most exciting work in our field since Watchmen."


LOTS of information about the man and the books there.

Answer 2

Yes, I think he is good.

Here is a list of his books.

The Uplift Series:
Sundiver
Startide Rising
The Uplift War
The Uplift Storm Trilogy:
Brightness Reef
Infinity's Shore
Heaven's Reach
Foundation's Triumph
The Practice Effect
The Postman
Heart of the Comet (with Gregory Benford)
Earth
Glory Season
Kiln People
Forgiveness (Graphic novel set in the Star Trek: The Next Generation universe)
The Life Eaters (Graphic novel published by the Wildstorm imprint of DC Comics, art by Scott Hampton)

Answer 3

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