Science Fiction · TenseAn avian species invades the planet Garth, where humans and uplifted chimpanzees resist
The Uplift War
by David Brin
An occupied planet and the chimpanzees, humans and aliens who resist
Bantam Spectra published the novel in 1987, and it runs to 506 pages. It is the third of six books in the Uplift Universe, after Startide Rising. It is set on the planet Garth in 2489, a world leased to Earthclan. Avian Gubru forces invade it, and a conflict unfolds between the invaders, the human and neo-chimpanzee inhabitants, and Galactic allies. Robert Oneagle, Athaclena, Uthacalthing and Fiben Bolger are among the characters.
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Who
Robert Oneagle, Athaclena, the Tymbrimi ambassador Uthacalthing, Fiben Bolger and Megan Oneagle.
World
The planet Garth in the year 2489.
What makes it different
It won the Hugo and the Locus Award, and was nominated for the Nebula. It was published in German in 1990 as Entwicklungskrieg.
Feel
Fast-moving and crowded.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Uplift WarWikipedia