Oddly, this is my favorite book to read to make me feel human again. Sorry some of you didn't get it, as I see by your reviews, but it probably wasn't made for your reading needs. Apparently I need this message repeated annually. Plus, every time I read it Dennis gets the girl and lives happily ever after. Like when I first read Glory Road I think I got sucked into enjoying the improbable life of a Fantasy hero, pure wish fulfillment.

I wish I could practice my guitar into a better instrument or practice my apartment clean. So reversing entropy is not a deal breaker for me. I enjoyed this fantasy for what it was and not for what it wasn't, which is to say, Science Fiction.Īs a practicing musician I also am intrigued by the premise of practice changing something other than the practicer. Many of those reviewing this book here have not quite cottoned to the fact that it is indeed a Fantasy book and not Science Fiction. I have read this book every year since it first came out in paperback. It won the Freedom of Speech Prize from the American Library Association.īrin serves on advisory committees dealing with subjects as diverse as national defense and homeland security, astronomy and space exploration, SETI, nanotechnology, and philanthropy.ĭavid appears frequently on TV, including 'The Universe' and on the History Channel's 'Life After People.' His non-fiction book - The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy? - deals with secrecy in the modern world. Startide Rising won the Hugo and Nebula Awards for best novel. A movie, directed by Kevin Costner, was loosely based on his post-apocalyptic novel, The Postman. His ecological thriller, Earth, foreshadowed global warming, cyberwarfare and near-future trends such as the World Wide Web. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages.Įxistence, his latest novel, offers an unusual scenario for first contact. His novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. David Brin is a scientist, speaker, and world-known author.

The practice effect by david brin