{"product_id":"brightness-reef-paperback","title":"Brightness Reef - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Brin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrange visitors throw a planet of refugees into chaos in this science fiction adventure by the author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Uplift War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBook One in the Uplift Storm Trilogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenturies ago, the Buyur race abandoned Jijo. Now off-limits to settlers, it's warded by guardian machines who will protect the planet until the Institutes of the Five Galaxies declare Jijo ready--in another million years--for new civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut mere laws and guardians can't keep out the desperate. Clandestine bands of \"sooners\" have sneaked down to the lonely planet. Six intelligent races--all refugees--have bickered . . . then built a new society in the wilds of Jijo, hidden beneath forest canopies. Together they live in harmony--and in fear of the day their illegal colony will be discovered and judgment from the Five Galaxies will rain down upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne day a strange starship finally does appear on Jijo. But its owners do not bring law or judgment. Only dire secrets. And they'll do whatever it takes to keep them . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book features a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHugo Award Finalist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A captivating read . . . \u003ci\u003eBrightness Reef\u003c\/i\u003e leaves you looking forward to more. It's a worthy addition to what promises to be a great science fiction series.\" --\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brin is a skillful storyteller. . . . There is more than enough action to keep the book exciting, and like all good serials, the first volume ends with a bang.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A universe that's immensely appealing, leaving readers hungry for more of this exciting, epic adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tremendously inventive, ambitious work.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A timely, science fictional contemplation of the refugee experience.\"--\u003ci\u003eSanta Fe Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Brin is an astrophysicist whose international-bestselling novels include \u003ci\u003eEarth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Existence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Startide Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Postman\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a film in 1998. Brin serves on several advisory boards, including NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, or NIAC, and speaks or consults on topics ranging from AI, SETI, privacy, and invention to national security. His nonfiction book about the information age, \u003ci\u003eThe Transparent Society\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. Brin's latest nonfiction works are \u003ci\u003ePolemical Judo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVivid Tomorrows: Science Fiction and Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. Visit him at www.davidbrin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 419\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251599753465,"sku":"9781504064736","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ajYwZ2Vabkp1eGRQbG8xTVVDQnlSQT09.webp?v=1768673950","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/brightness-reef-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}