Welcome to the David Brin site, where I've posted a sample of The Transparent Society and numerous nonfiction articles (about the future, the art of fiction and myriad other topics).I've also posted samples of my Hugo and Nebula award-winning novels and short stories, including the popular Uplift series.I've included pages describing games, music, films and other media inspired by my work.You can purchase an autographed, limited edition of my books, receive advance notice about my speaking and public appearance schedule, or read about my favorite writers, musicians, scientists and thinkers.Learn firsthand why futurists are in such demand these days!
Explore an array of possible tomorrows in best-selling adventures and plausible futures. Free chapter samples and story downloads. View a description of my newest books. View a description of the books in the Uplift series. View a description of the books in the Second Foundation series. View a description of my other science fiction novels. View a description of my graphic novels. View a description of the Out of Time series for adolescent readers. View my short story/novella collections. Read my online novellas, novellettes and short stories. menu
It's a busy, dangerous and fascinating world. Explore some serious... and some lighthearted possibilities here. Some insights into the creative process and the author's most difficult job -- avoiding cliches. Tomorrow seems filled with hazards & possibilities. I suggest we'll better deal with it if we all know what's going on. What about the era just beyond tomorrow? Hi-tech wonders? Extended lifespans? Artificial intelligence and genetic engineering? Come take a futurist's guided tour. What common elements made science, markets, democracy and justice so successful? Rants, politics, opinions, a controversial and provocative 'questionnaire'... plus some unconventional suggestions. We all do what we can to help make a better world. Some ideas offered here are on the grand scale... others put my money where my mouth is. And yes, I still do some research. Scholarly papers on evolution, communication, astronomy and exobiology... whether or not humanity is likely to be alone in the cosmos.... menu
It's a new millenium and futurists appear to be in demand these days. Can any of us really guess what's coming? Find out where David Brin will appear to speak or sign books. There's more to adventure than just literature. Games, music, simulations, inventions and razzle-dazzle. Recommended books, music, etc... plus special offers and occasional requests for help! menu
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 See my cover story in the August Salon magazine, about new surveillance technologies and some of the stark choices we face in the years ahead. (Government Technology magazine also ran an interview with me about government accountability and the proposal to establish an Inspector General of the United States.)
 
Hear a recent speech (from NPR) about TECHNOLOGICAL NIGHTMARES, by renowned futurist economist Paul Streetn. Prof. Streetn offers exceptionally wise perspectives about future threats and opportunities. (I'm biased. He spends five minutes discussing The Transparent Society.)
 
Salon Magazine recently ran another of my articles about popular culture. This one focuses on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy, Lord of the Rings, and how that famous trilogy has played an important role in the long struggle of romanticism against the modern world. The version on Salon was abridged. The full-length article can be viewed here.
 
The Life Eaters.Now available in bookstores: The Life Eaters! This lavish 144 page graphic novel vividly extends one of my classic novellas into a full-length saga -- a dark but ultimately uplifting tale about an alternate world, offering chillingly plausible insight to what the Nazis might have really been up to, during World War II. DC/Wildstorm calls Life Eaters 'the biggest thing to happen in the graphic novels since Watchmen or The Dark Knight'!
 
More than a dozen organizations, spanning a wide spectrum of interest, have lately engaged me for my specialty -- questioning deep-seated assumptions. One of these 'unconventional' consultations finally was transcribed -- a keynote speech for the Libertarian National Convention (7/02). Beyond some specifics aimed at that group, you may find the general perspectives (e.g., about the way people view past and future) unusual and thought-provoking.
 
Contacting Aliens.Now available in bookstores, Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide To David Brin's Uplift Universe is a fun tour of the many alien races people enjoyed in books like Startide Rising and The Uplift War. I do need to make one correction, however; take a look at my fiction errata page.

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Brin's Picks, Recommendations, Wants and Special Offers!

A web site ought to be useful, to the host and to any visitors who drop by. We're embarking upon an age when openly-exchanged wisdom can help us all. So in this section you'll find my "Picks and Recommendations," where I tout some fiction and nonfiction books and recommend authors, music, and web sites.
 
I also put out calls for help, now and then. Skip to "Wants and Needs" to see a few questions and requests that I'll toss out from time to time -- items that I may be looking for or riddles I need to solve. Sometimes the answer finds its way into a novel. I've been known to name a character after someone who helped out!
 
Finally, click over to "Special Offers" for occasional deals, prizes, freebies and items for sale. (For editions of my books that are currently in print, go to Science Fiction or to Nonfiction and click on the appropriate title.)
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