I was impressed with Brin’s ability to make me empathize with the Gubru. We never do find out the significance of the Streaker’s discovery. Once again, we focus on the local problems, with just hints that this is part of a bigger issue. We got chapters from many different points of view, so I could see what was happening on various locations of Garth. Even the chims (and especially Fiben) tended to find the amusing in the situation. I’m sure it had a lot to do with the Tymbrimi, who will go out of their way to engineer a great prank. Even without the dolphins, this book had a very lighthearted tone. The gorillas hijack the ceremony and the Tymbrimi are able to make an ally out of the Kandu.įinal thoughts: Another highly enjoyable book. The Gubru decide to sponsor an Uplift ceremony for chimpanzees to get something out of the invasion. The chims are able to cause enough difficulties to cause dissension among the Gubru and slow their consolidation plans. They also need to hide evidence of illegal uplift work on gorillas. The resident chims are left to fend for themselves and develop a guerrilla insurgency with only the Tymbrimi ambassador’s daughter and the Planetary Chief’s son to help. Unfortunately, the Gubru upset those plans when they use hostage gas to bring in all the humans to a central location. The colony knows the Gubru are coming and make plans to oppose the invaders. The Gubru are a bird-like alien race that build consensus between three aspects of society (military, priesthood, and bureaucracy). Summary: The Gubru have decided to make a play on gaining status by taking over the human colony world Garth. Interest: It’s the third and final book in the Uplift Saga I’m rereading this summer. Setting: the planet Garth, far future, soon after the events of Startide Rising

The uplift war by david brin