David Brin

[Debbie]

Has anyone read any David Brin?

He is one of my favourite science fiction authors. His 'Uplift' series of six books is really good, a real space opera! I also like his stand alone books, noteably 'Earth', which is set 50 years into the future and has some really interesting things to say about global warming and anti social behaviour.

Debbie

[Freewheeling Andy]

I read one or two things in the late 80s when I was getting through loads of SF stuff and did enjoy them. My memory of the stuff is pretty shot, though. Did he write The Postman, or was that someone else?

[Debbie]

Yes, he did write The Postman, and the book is much better than the film


Debbie

[Freewheeling Andy]

I really enjoyed The Postman. As a late-teen I was always really into that post-apolcalyptic stuff. My obsession with it started with JG Ballard's Hello, America. I remember The Postman being excellent first time around, but a bit less impressive when I went back to it. I seem to think I read some other David Brin, but it was much more space-opera-ish, which wasn't my thing at the time.