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Heaven's Reach (Uplift) (Paperback)

by David Brin (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 592 pages
  • Publisher: Orbit; New edition edition (6 May 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1857237390
  • ISBN-13: 978-1857237399
  • Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10.8 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 125,702 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Heaven's Reach is the final volume of the Uplift trilogy, which begins in Brightness Reef and continues in Infinity's Shore. It chronicles the adventures of a handful of primitives from the planet Jijo who have left or been taken from their homes only to be swept into the intrigues of galactic politics. The novel also continues the story of the fugitive Earth starship Streaker, pursued across the galaxy for its precious cargo of ancient artifacts. Just when it looks like things can't get worse for Streaker, the foretold Time of Changes rocks the galaxy. Devastating "space quakes" shake every planet and star, and some of the particularly unscrupulous alien races attempt to use the disaster to further their bizarre goals. There's danger and excitement on almost every page (in contrast to much of the first two books in the series) and Brin finally delivers on many of the mysteries of the Five Galaxies. The Progenitors, the Hydrogen Breathers, Streaker's cargo--these and more are explained at last. Or are they? Each seemingly ultimate truth tends to dissolve a chapter later, revealing a new and more complex truth. New adventures and mysteries await. --Brooks Peck, Amazon.com

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The Uplift series: `Brin writes space opera with rare panache . . . multilayered, tightly plotted and excellently written'
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing., 13 May 1999
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Some good ideas, but he doesn't quite carry them off. Brin's second trilogy (Brightness Reef, Infinity's Shore, and HR) starts really well - interesting, novel and lively - but this final volume is sadly dull.

As in Clarke's Rama series, descriptions of the Mystic Wonder of the Universe tend to come over as Merely Implausible. And the unconvincing pyrotechnics take over from the characters, which is a particular shame since some of these characters are, in the earlier books, particularly good.

Still not as bad as Sundiver, though.

(If you're looking for large-scale sci-fi, I'd recommend Peter Hamilton's Reality Disfunction series far more highly).

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4.0 out of 5 stars david Brin's Heavens Reach, 20 Sep 2009
By A. Tucker (Rickmansworth , UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heaven's Reach (Mass Market Paperback)
this book reached me in excellent condition, it took rather longer to get to me than I expected compared to other Amazon book purchases , as I hadn't realised that it was coming from the USA , my fault .
Andy Tucker
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hollow ending, 3 Jun 2005
The other books of Brin's uplift series are highly entertaining, however while this one has the same formula as the others it dissappoints by failing to deliver on the promised big ending. Sadly it's rather reminiscent of a big-budget movie that has sacrified plot for special-effects - lots of bangs, but little
human interest to tie them together, and what interest exists is pretty deflated by the pointless `secret' that Herbie is supposed
to represent. Buy the other Uplift books, but skip this trilogy.
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4.0 out of 5 stars sweet & sour conclusion
I have been waiting a long time for this "Uplift storm" conclusion. Following the wolflings all around the known galaxies kept me off sleep through a lot of nights, so... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A BIG Space Opera
As far as the sheer scale of this novel goes, only Greg Bear and Stephen Baxter come close to achieving what Brin achieved in this. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant,
This book is just brilliant, a very worthy conclusion for the Uplift Storm Trilogy. But it is not as good as Brin's masterpiece Startide Rising. Read more
Published on 20 May 1999

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