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An early work by the now well-known author David Brin, it was extremely well reviewed when it was published, has remained popular, and served as the seed for three more novels which revolved around the crew of the Earthship Streaker (the Uplift Storm Trilogy). It joins the ranks of double-winners of both the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel along with classic novels such as Dune, Neuromancer, Ender's Game and (more recently) Paladin of Souls. Streaker is the name of a fictional spacecraft from David Brins Uplift Universe. ... The 2005 Hugo Award with base designed by Deb Kosiba. ... The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below). ... Dune is a science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert and published in 1965. ... For the 1988 video game, see Neuromancer (video game). ... Enders Game (1985) is the best-known novel by Orson Scott Card. ... Paladin of Souls is a 2003 fantasy novel by Lois McMaster Bujold. ...

Parts of Startide Rising were published as "The Tides of Kithrup" in the May 1981 issue of Analog. The Tides of Kithrup was an early title of the novel; uncorrected proofs of the novel that still bear that title have become collector's items. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Astounding Stories was a seminal science fiction magazine founded in 1930. ...

Plot summary

In the year 2489 C.E.[1], Terran spaceship Streaker — crewed by 150 uplifted dolphins, seven humans, and one uplifted chimpanzee — discovers a derelict fleet of spaceships the size of small moons in a shallow cluster. They appear to belong to the Progenitors, the legendary "first race" which uplifted the other species. The captain's gig is sent to investigate but is destroyed along with one of the derelict craft — killing 10 crew members. Streaker manages to recover some artifacts from the destroyed derelict and one well-preserved alien body. The crew of Streaker uses psi-cast to inform Earth of their discovery and to send a hologram of the alien. The 25th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2401-2500. ... “Era Vulgaris” redirects here. ... One of the fictional ships called the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, one of the most famous fictional starships. ... In science fiction, biological uplift is a common but by no means universal term for the act of an advanced civilization helping the development of another species by bringing a non-sapient one into sentience, or by giving a sapient one spacefaring capabilities. ... Look up abandonment in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... // Look up fleet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. ... A Captains Gig is a boat used on naval ships as the Captains taxi. ... In archaeology, an artifact or artefact is any object made or modified by a human culture, and often one later recovered by some archaeological endeavor. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about Earth as a planet. ... This article is about the photographic technique. ...

When Streaker receives a reply, it is in code. Decrypted, it says only: “Go into hiding. Await Orders. Do not reply.” Attempting to comply, Streaker is ambushed at the Morgan transfer point and pursued by opposing fleets of fanatical alien races — all of them wanting the cluster co-ordinates, and none of them desperate to prevent their enemies from getting them. Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In astronomy, a celestial coordinate system is a coordinate system for mapping positions in the sky. ...

The novel begins about one month[2] after the discovery in the cluster as Streaker arrives on the planet Kithrup in an attempt to hide and make repairs. Almost immediately, the aliens begin to arrive — dashing Streaker's hopes of hiding, but some time remains for repairs when the alien armadas begin fighting each other. A list of the fictional planets featured in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. ...

A Thennanin dreadnought is damaged during the fighting and crashes into the ocean near Streaker's hiding place. The resultant tsunami strands several crew and causes several of the uplifted dolphins (called NeoFins) to panic and revert to an instinctual, pre-uplifted mental state. Some of the stranded crew encounter pre-sentient natives (called Kiqui). A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. ... The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa A battleship is a large, heavily-armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. ... The tsunami that struck Malé in the Maldives on December 26, 2004. ... A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. ...

Meanwhile, on Streaker, several crew members secretly plan a mutiny and defection while the officers plan to salvage parts from the Thennanin wreck. Streaker cannot be moved for fear of detection and because of the ongoing repairs, and so the salvage team uses undersea transportation to get to the wreck. The salvage team discovers the wreck's hull is mostly undamaged, and the Terrans form a plan to hide Streaker inside the Thennanin dreadnought hull and make their escape. As a bonus, several crew members salvage the Thennanin dreadnought's micro-branch of the galactic library for comparison with the Streaker's own copy, as Earth suspects their libraries have been sabotaged by the senior patron races. Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) is legally obliged to obey. ...

The mutinous crew, led by Takkata-Jim, cripple Captain Creideiki. Before he can be caught, Takkata-Jim flees in a shuttle, but the shuttle has been sabotaged by the loyal crew, and he is sent into the middle of the battle over Kithrup with his puny guns set to fire when any ship approaches and his radio disabled. Takkata-Jim draws off the two largest remaining fleets.

In the confusion, Streaker almost escapes without incident hidden in the Thennanin hull, but is confronted by several ships belonging to the Brothers of the Night (Brethren). Streaker is saved when six Thennanin ships — saving one of their "own" — drive off the Brethren. Streaker then flees to the transfer point, but before fleeing, sends a mocking transmission to the alien armadas. A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin. ...

The dolphins in the novel speak three languages: Primal, Trinary and Anglic. Primal and Trinary are represented as haiku-esque poems (two of the human characters quote Yosa Buson), while Anglic is a hypothetical English-derivative, rendered for the reader as standard English. Trinary is an artistic language in David Brins Uplift series of science fiction novels, spoken largely by dolphins or neo-fins. ... Haiku )   is a mode of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century revision by Masaoka Shiki of the older hokku ), the opening verse of a linked verse form, haikai no renga. ... Grave of Buson Yosa Buson, or Yosa no Buson (与謝蕪村, 1716 – December 25, 1784), was a Japanese poet and painter from the Edo period. ...

The book shifts point of view frequently from character to character, ranging from humans, to dolphins, to a number of the alien races which are trying to destroy, capture, or help the Streaker. This allows the reader to get some idea of how the crew of the Streaker fits within the larger context of Galactic affairs. All of the alien races described in this book are further described and illustrated in the book Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe

Film version

A screenplay, written by Trevor Sands and based on the book, is currently in development at Mace Neufeld Productions.^{[citation needed]} Its title is also Startide Rising.

According to Trevor Sands, the option expired and the screenplay was tabled for the time being.

Translations

• German: "Sternenflut" ("Star Tide"), 1985, 1993, 2000.
• Italian: "Le maree di Kithrup" ("The Tides of Kithrup"), 1985.
• Russian: "Звёздный прилив" ("Star Tide"), 1995, 1998, 2002.
• French: "Marée stellaire" ("Stellar tide"), 1998, 2001.
• Finnish: "Tähtisumu täyttyy" ("?"), 1983.
• Polish: "Gwiezdny przypływ" ("Startide rising"), 1997.
• Swedish: "Vid stjärnhavets strand" ("On the beach of the sea of stars"), 1990.

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See also

• Akeakamai A neo-dolphin member of the Streaker's crew, named in honor of the real-life dolphin from Louis Herman's animal language research.
• Cetacean intelligence

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