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Novels
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Sundiver (1980)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Jusqu'au cœur du soleil [French] (1985)
- Translation: Spedizione Sundiver [Italian] (1989)
- Translation: Sonnentaucher [German] (1995)
- Translation: Navegante solar [Spanish] (2010)
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Startide Rising (1983)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Sternenflut [German] (1985)
- Translation: Le maree di Kithrup [Italian] (1985)
- Translation: Maré Alta Estelar, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1986)
- Translation: Maré Alta Estelar, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1986)
- Translation: Marée stellaire [French] (1986)
- Translation: Strijd Tussen de Sterren [Dutch] (1995)
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The Practice Effect (1984)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Der Übungseffekt [German] (1986)
- Serializations:
- Translation: L'effetto Anomalia (Complete Novel) [Italian] (1992)
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The Postman (1985)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Il simbolo della rinascita [Italian] (1987)
- Translation: Le facteur [French] (1987)
- Translation: Gordons Berufung [German] (1989)
- Translation: L'uomo del giorno dopo -The Postman- [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Tussen Twee Werelden (The Postman) [Dutch] (1996)
- Translation: A jövő hírnöke? [Hungarian] (1998)
- Translation: Postman [German] (1998)
- Translation: Postman (Le facteur) [French] (1998)
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Heart of the Comet (1986)
with
Gregory Benford
also appeared as:
- Translation: Im Herzen des Kometen [German] (1986)
- Translation: Au coeur de la comète [French] (1987)
- Translation: Nel cuore della cometa [Italian] (1987)
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The Uplift War (1987)
also appeared as:
- Translation: I signori di Garth [Italian] (1988)
- Translation: A Guerra da Elevação, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1989)
- Translation: A Guerra da Elevação, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1989)
- Translation: Elévation 1 [French] (1989)
- Translation: Elévation 2 [French] (1989)
- Translation: Entwicklungskrieg [German] (1990)
- Translation: 知性化戦争 (上)? [Japanese] (1990) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Translation: 知性化戦争 (下)? [Japanese] (1990) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
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Earth (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Aarde [Dutch] (1991)
- Translation: Terra, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1991)
- Translation: Terra, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1991)
- Translation: Terra [Italian] (1991)
- Translation: La chose au coeur du monde [French] (1992)
- Translation: Erde [German] (1994)
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Glory Season (1993)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Estação da Glória, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1994)
- Translation: Estação da Glória, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1994)
- Translation: Tiempos de gloria [Spanish] (1996)
- Translation: La jeune fille et les clones [French] (1997)
- Translation: Die Clans von Stratos [German] (1998)
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Brightness Reef (1995)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Filhos de Exílio, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1997)
- Translation: Filhos de Exílio, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1997)
- Translation: Fremder der fünf Galaxien [German] (1997)
- Translation: Sternenriff [German] (1997)
- Translation: Rédemption - 1: Le monde de l'exil [French] (1997)
- Translation: Rédemption - 2: Le monde de l'oubli [French] (1997)
- Translation: Sterrenrif [Dutch] (1998)
- Translation: Il pianeta proibito [Italian] (1999)
- Translation: Sternenriff [German] (2015)
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Infinity's Shore (1996)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Fronteiras do Infinito, 1º volume [Portuguese] (1997)
- Translation: Fronteiras do Infinito, 2º volume [Portuguese] (1997)
- Translation: Das Ufer der Unendlichkeit [German] (1998)
- Translation: Die Botschaft der Delphine [German] (1998)
- Translation: Le chemin des bannis: Rédemption - 3 [French] (1998)
- Translation: Les rives de l'infini: Rédemption - 4 [French] (1998)
- Translation: Le rive dell'infinito [Italian] (2000)
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Heaven's Reach (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Ring der Sonnen [German] (1999)
- Translation: Am Grenzpunkt der Ewigkeit [German] (1999)
- Translation: Le grand défi: Rédemption - 5 [French] (1999)
- Translation: I confini del cielo [Italian] (2000)
- Translation: O Céu como Limite, 1º volume [Portuguese] (2001)
- Translation: O Céu como Limite, 2º volume [Portuguese] (2001)
- Translation: 星海の楽園 (上)? [Japanese] (2003) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Translation: 星海の楽園 (下)? [Japanese] (2003) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
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Foundation's Triumph (1999)
also appeared as:
- Translation: De Verborgen Foundation [Dutch] (1999)
- Translation: Der Sieg der Foundation [German] (2001)
- Translation: Le triomphe de Fondation [French] (2002)
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Kiln People (2002)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Kil'n People (2002)
- Translation: Copy [German] (2005)
- Translation: Dettó [Hungarian] (2009)
- Existence (2012) also appeared as:
- The River of Time (1986)
-
Otherness (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Altrove: contatti nel cosmo [Italian] (1995)
- Tomorrow Happens (2003)
- Les sphères de cristal [French] (2003)
- Insistence of Vision (2016)
- Earthclan (1987) [O/2,3]
- Uplift: The Complete Original Trilogy (2012) [O/1,2,3]
- Exiles: The Uplift Storm Trilogy (2013) [O/1,2,3]
- Project Solar Sail (1990) with Arthur C. Clarke
- Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World (2017) with Stephen W. Potts
- Dr. Pak's Preschool (1989)
- Piecework (1991)
- The Life Eaters (2003)
- Sky Horizon (2007)
- Reality Check (2011)
- The Giving Plague (2012)
- Extraterrestrial Civilization (1989) with Thomas B. H. Kuiper
- The Transparent Society (1998)
- Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide to David Brin's Uplift Universe (2002) with Kevin Lenagh
- King Kong Is Back!: An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape (2005) with Leah Wilson
- Star Wars on Trial (2006) with Matthew Stover [only as by David Brin and Matthew Woodring Stover]
- Through Stranger Eyes: Reviews, Introductions, Tributes & Iconoclastic Essays (2008)
-
Just a Hint (1981)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Nur ein kleiner Wink [German] (1982)
- Translation: Nur ein Hinweis [German] (1989)
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The Tides of Kithrup (1981)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Die Gezeiten von Kithrup [German] (1983)
- Translation: Mijene Kithrupa [Croatian] (1987)
-
The Loom of Thessaly (1981)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Het Weefgetouw van Thesalie [Dutch] (1996)
-
Co-existence (1982)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The River of Time (1982)
- Translation: Koexistenz [German] (1987)
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The Postman (1982)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Gordons Berufung [German] (1989)
-
Tank-Farm Dynamo (1983)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Tank Farm Dynamo (1983)
- Translation: Tankfarm-Dynamo [German] (1989)
- Variant: Tank Farm (2000)
-
The Crystal Spheres (1984)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Kristalne kugle [Croatian] (1986)
- Translation: 水晶球? [Japanese] (1998) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Translation: Les sphères de cristal [French] (2003)
- Cyclops (1984)
- The Fourth Vocation of George Gustaf (1984)
-
The Warm Space (1985)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Lo Spazio Caldo [Italian] (1995)
-
Lungfish (1986)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Les dipneustes [French] (2003)
-
Senses Three and Six (1986)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Troisième et sixième sens [French] (2003)
- Toujours Voir (1986)
-
Thor Meets Captain America (1986)
also appeared as:
- Translation: L'Amérique n'a pas Thor [French] (1987)
- Translation: Tor susreće Kapetana Ameriku? [Croatian] (1987)
- Translation: Thor trifft Captain Amerika [German] (1988)
- Translation: Thor contre Captain America [French] (2003)
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A Stage of Memory (1986)
with
Daniel Brin
also appeared as:
- Translation: Phase-mémoire [French] (1987)
- Translation: Bühne der Erinnerung [German] (1989)
-
Bubbles (1987)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Bolle [Italian] (1995)
-
The Giving Plague (1988)
also appeared as:
- Translation: De Geefplaag [Dutch] (1989)
- Translation: 益病? [Japanese] (1990) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Translation: Il flagello dell'altruismo [Italian] (1990)
- Translation: De Geefziekte [Dutch] (1995)
- Translation: Il Morbo Dell'altruismo [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: L'épidémie de générosité [French] (2003)
- Sshhh ... (1988) also appeared as:
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Dr. Pak's Preschool (1989)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Dr. Paks Vorschule [German] (1989)
- Translation: パク博士の胎児教育? [Japanese] (1989) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Translation: La Pre-Scuola Del Dottor Pak [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Le jardin d'enfants du Docteur Pak [French] (2000)
-
Privacy (1989)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Privacy [Italian] (1990)
- Ambiguity (1989) also appeared as:
- A Need for Heroes (1990)
- Earth (excerpt) (1990)
-
Myth Number 21 (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Mito Numero 21 [Italian] (1995)
-
Piecework (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Lavoro A Cottimo [Italian] (1995)
- Peacekeeper (1990)
-
The Diplomacy Guild (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: La Corporazione Diplomatica [Italian] (1992)
- Ice Pilot (1990)
- The Secret of Life (1990)
-
What Continues, What Fails ... (1991)
also appeared as:
- Variant: What Continues ... And What Fails ... (1991)
- Translation: Ciò Che Continua... E Ciò Che Muore [Italian] (1995)
-
Genji (1992)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Bonding to Genji (1992)
- Translation: Comunione Con Genji [Italian] (1995)
-
Detritus Affected (1993)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Rifiuti [Italian] (1993)
- Translation: Décharge publique [French] (1998)
-
NatuLife ® (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: NatuLifeTM [Polish] (1993)
- Translation: La vie naturelle TM [French] (1994)
- Translation: Natulife® [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Natulife TM [German] (1996)
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Those Eyes (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Te oczy, ach... [Polish] (1992)
- Translation: Occhi [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Ces yeux-là [French] (2003)
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The Other Side of the Hill (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Po drugiej stronie wzgórza [Polish] (1993)
- Fortitude (1996) [also as by David Brin, Ph.D.]
-
An Ever-Reddening Glow (1996)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Feu rouge [French] (2003)
-
Paris Conquers All (1996)
with
Gregory Benford
also appeared as:
- Translation: Paris conquiert l'univers [French] (1996)
- Translation: Paris schlägt zurück [German] (1998)
-
Afterword: Retrospective (War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches) (1996)
with
Gregory Benford
also appeared as:
- Variant: A Retrospective by Jules Verne (1996)
- Infinity's Shore (excerpt) (1996)
- Heaven's Reach (excerpt) (1997)
- Civilization (1998)
-
Civilization [Denouement] (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Zivilisation [Denouement] [German] (1999)
-
Life in the Extreme (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Vivere al limite [Italian] (2000)
- Variant: Aficionado (2003)
-
Stones of Significance (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Les pierres de pondération [French] (2003)
- Foundation's Triumph (excerpt) (1999)
-
Temptation (1999)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Tentación [Spanish] (2000)
- Serializations:
- Temptation (Part 1 of 3) (2008)
- Temptation (Part 2 of 3) (2009)
- Temptation (Part 3 of 3) (2009)
- Ickies (1999)
-
Reality Check (2000)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Controllo di realtà [Italian] (2004)
- A Professor at Harvard (2003)
-
News from 2025: A Glitch in Medicine Cabinet 3.5 (2003)
also appeared as:
- Variant: News from 2035: A Glitch in Medicine Cabinet 3.5 (2016)
- The Life Eaters (2003)
- Ickies in Mirrorshades (2004)
- Sky Light (2004)
- Mars Opposition (2005)
- Eloquent Elepents Pine Away for the Moon's Crystal Forests (2006)
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Excerpt from Foundation's Triumph (2006)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Sinews of Trantor (2017)
- The Ancient Ones, Episode 1 (2006)
- The Ancient Ones, Episode 2 (2006)
- Six-Word Tales (2006)
- The Ancient Ones, Episode 3 (2006)
- I Could've Done Better (2007) with Gregory Benford
- The Ancient Ones, Episode 4 (2007)
- Sky Horizon (2007)
-
Gawkers (2007)
also appeared as:
- Translation: タイム・トラベラーは引っ込み思案? [Japanese] (2007) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- The Ancient Ones, Episode Five (2008)
-
The Smartest Mob ... (2008)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Smartest Mob (2012)
- Gorilla My Dreams (2009)
-
Shoresteading (2010)
also appeared as:
- Serializations:
- Shoresteading (Part 1 of 2) (2008)
- Shoresteading (Part 2 of 2) (2008)
- The Shelter of Tradition (An excerpt from the novel Existence) (2012)
- The Heavy Generation (2013)
- Existence (excerpt) (2013)
-
The Log (2013)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The Logs (2013)
- Insistence of Vision (2013)
- Banner of the Angels (2013) with Gregory Benford
-
The Avalon Missions (2014)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Avalon Probes (2014)
- Latecomers (2014)
- Transition Generation (2014)
- Chrysalis (2014)
- The Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss (2015)
- The Tell (2015)
- 71 (2016)
- High Awareness (2017) with Tobias S. Buckell
- Letter (Amazing Stories, March 1983) (1983)
- Xenology: The New Science of Asking, "Who's Out There?" (1983) [only as by David Brin, Ph.D.]
-
Postscript (Startide Rising) (1983)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Post Scriptum [German] (1985)
- The Deadly Thing at 2.4 Kilo-Parsecs (1984)
- untitled (The Faces of Science Fiction) (1984)
- Letter (Analog, June 1985) (1985)
- Just How Dangerous is the Galaxy? (1985)
- Glossario e personaggi (Le maree di Kithrup) [Italian] (1985)
- Running Out of Speculative Niches: A Crisis for Hard SF? (1986)
-
The Dogma of Otherness (1986)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Il Dogma Della Diversità [Italian] (1995)
- Postscript and Acknowledgments (The Uplift War) (1986)
- Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1986)
- A Shaman's View (1987)
- Glossary of Cast of Characters (1987)
- SFRA Panel: Cyberpunk or Cyberjunk? Some Perspectives on Recent Trends in SF (1987) with John Shirley and Jack Williamson and Norman Spinrad and Gregory Benford
- Introduction (Stand on Zanzibar) (1987)
- Cyberpunk Forum/Symposium:Starchilde Harold, Revisited: (1988)
- Letter (Locus #326) (1988)
- Alcune parole e glifi Tymbrimi [Italian] (1988)
- Glossario e personaggi (I signori di Garth) [Italian] (1988)
- Fortune or Failure: Missed Opportunities and Chance Discoveries by Alexander Kohn (1989)
- Metaphorical Drive - Or Why We're Such Good Liars (1989)
- The Fifth Essence by Lawrence Krauss (1989)
- Forum: Dateline 1999 (1989) with Edward Bryant and Robin Cook and Joyce Thompson and Pat Cadigan and Dan Simmons and Jack Williamson and Gregory Benford and Lewis Shiner and Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury
- Science and the Fantastic, Part I: The Time Flow of Wisdom (1989)
- Science and the Fantastic, Part II: The Image of the Magician (1989)
- Read This (NYRSF, August 1989) (1989)
- Response to "The New Generation Gap" (1989)
- L'universo di "Uplift". Saggio introduttivo dell'autore all'edizione italiana (Spedizione Sundiver) [Italian] (1989)
- A Western Way of Thought (1990)
-
Science versus Magic (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Scienza Contro Magia [Italian] (1995)
-
The Commonwealth of Wonder (1990)
also appeared as:
- Variant: The New Meme (1990)
- Translation: La Comunità Delle Meraviglie [Italian] (1995)
- Letter (Locus #352) (1990)
- Acknowledgments (1990)
- Afterword (1990)
-
Afterword (Earth) (1990)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Schlußwort (Erde) [German] (1994)
- Author's Preface (Earth) (1990)
- Letter (Locus #353) (1990)
- On Niven (1990)
- The Dangers of First Contact (1991)
- Nota dell'autore (Terra) [Italian] (1991)
- Agent-Author (Pre-nuptial) Agreements (1992)
- Foreword (Abortion Stories) (1992)
- On Niven (1992) with Frederik Pohl and Steven Barnes and John Hertz and Wendy All and Gregory Benford
- The Bubbling Universe (1992) with Thomas R. McDonough
- Waging War with Reality (1992)
-
Afterword (Glory Season) (1993)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Postface (La jeune fille et les clônes) [French] (1997)
- Letter (Locus #392) (1993)
- Ir con audacia... [Spanish] (1993)
- Introduction (Lord of Light) (1994)
- First Word: Of Elves and Aliens (1994)
-
Story Notes (Contact) (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Note Sui Racconti (Sshhh) [Italian] (1995)
-
Story Notes (Cosmos) (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Note Sui Racconti (Bolle) [Italian] (1995)
-
Story Notes (Transitions) (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Note Sui Racconti (Mito Numero 21) [Italian] (1995)
-
What to Say to a UFO (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Cosa Dire A Un Ufo [Italian] (1995)
- Translation: Que dire à un OVNI [French] (2003)
-
Whose Millennium? (1994)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Quale Millennio? [Italian] (1995)
- Only Science Fiction can solve the perplexing problem of gun control. (1994)
- Forget SF's magical warp drives. Can today's science give us the stars for real? (1995) with Geoffrey A. Landis and Robert L. Forward and Jonathan V. Post
- Letter (Locus #417) (1995)
- John Brunner: Further Appreciations (1995)
- A World in Love with Change (1996)
- Introduction: A World in Love with Change (The Williamson Effect) (1996)
- Jim Burns: Artist and Cover Illustrator (1998)
- 海外作家からのメッセージ? [Japanese] (1998) with Arthur C. Clarke and Ursula K. Le Guin and Daniel Keyes and William Gibson and R. A. Lafferty and Anne McCaffrey and Robert J. Sawyer and Orson Scott Card and Борис Стругацкий? and Jack Vance and Robert Sheckley and Stephen Baxter and John Varley and Mike Resnick and Larry Niven [only as by マイク・レズニック? and スティーヴン・バクスター? and ダニエル•キイス? and ウィリアム・ギブスン? and R・A・ラファティ? and ロバート・シェクリイ? and ジャック・ヴァンス? and ボリス・ストルガツキー? and オースン・スコット・カード? and ロバート・J・ソウヤー? and アン・マキャフリイ? and デイヴィッド・ブリン? and アーシュラ・K・ル・グイン? and ジョン・ヴァーリイ? and アーサー・C・クラーク? and ラリー・ニーヴン?]
-
Acknowledgments (Heaven's Reach) (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Danksagung (Am Grenzpunkt der Ewigkeit) [German] (1999)
-
Afterword (Heaven's Reach) (1998)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Nachwort (Am Grenzpunkt der Ewigkeit) [German] (1999)
- Afterword and Acknowledgments (Heaven's Reach) (1998)
- Glossary of Species and Terms (Heaven's Reach) (1998)
- Achilles, Superman, and Darth Vader... Or Why Star Wars Has It In for Our Rebel Civilization (1999) [only as by David Brin, Ph.D.]
-
Afterword (Foundation's Triumph) (1999)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Postface (Le triomphe de Fondation) [French] (2002)
- The Observatory: Ultimate Surveillance (1999)
- The Pleasure of Finding Things Out by Richard P. Feynman (1999)
- David Brin (Transluminal) (1999)
- Dialogo col futuro [Italian] (1999)
- George Orwell and the Self-Preventing Prophecy (1999)
- Preventing Tomorrows: Harry Harrison and the Most Dangerous Sea (2000)
- The Art of Fiction by Ayn Rand (2000)
- Science (Science Fiction Age, January 2000) (2000)
- Vorwort (Die Foundation-Trilogie) [German] (2000)
- Introduction (The Age of Wonders) (2000)
-
Letter (Locus #479) (2000)
also appeared as:
- Variant: Goodbye, Mir! (Sniff!) (2003)
- Greg Bear: Citizen of the Renaissance (2001)
- Seeking a New Fulcrum: Parapsychology and the Need to Believe in a New Transcedence (2001)
- The Robots and Foundation Universe: Issues and Hints Left for Us by Isaac Asimov (2001)
- Time Travel in Einstein's Universe: The Physical Possibilities of Travel Through Time by J. Richard Gott (2001)
- Introduction (Beyond Thirty) (2001)
- Sondeando arenas movedizas: Cómo será el mundo del futuro [Spanish] (2001)
- Hardware: Does Art Have a Role in Saving the World? (2001)
- Clifford Simak (2001)
- Citizen of the Renaissance (2001)
- Poul Anderson (2001)
- The Progress Paradox: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Easterbrook (2001)
- A Special Introduction (Orbiter) (2002)
- The Dream of Scipio by Iain Pears (2002)
- Locus Celebrates Issue 500 (2002)
- Letter (Locus #500) (2002)
- Tribute to Robert Forward (2002)
- The Lord of the Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien vs the Modern Age (2002)
- Burnable Benford: or Attack of the Clone (2003)
- Introduction (The Sheep Look Up) (2003)
- River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West by Rebecca Solnit (2003)
- The Matrix: Tomorrow May Be Different (2003)
- The Separation by Christopher Priest (2003)
- Do We Really Want Immortality? (2003)
- Go Ahead, Stand on My Shoulders! (Some Advise to Neo-Writers) (2003)
- Probing the Near Future (2003)
- The Future Keeps Surprising Us (or Some Reflections on a Space Odyssey) (2003)
- The Open-Ended Science Fiction Story: A Challenge to New Colleagues (2003)
- The Self-Preventing Prophecy: Or How a Dose of Nightmare Can Help Tame Tomorrow's Perils (2003)
- We Hobbits Are a Merry Folk... ...an Incautious and Heretical 1st Draft About J. R. R. Tolkien (2003)
-
Tomorrow May Be Different (2003)
also appeared as:
- Translation: Morgen ist vielleicht alles anders [German] (2003)
- Afterword (The Life Eaters) (2003)
- Foreword (The Night Orchid: Conan Doyle in Toulouse) (2004)
- To Read The Separation (2004)
- What Hess Sought (2004)
- Science Fiction Museum: Comments (2004)
- We Hobbits Are a Merry Folk... ...An Incautious and Heretical Re-Appraisal of J. R. R. Tolkien (2004) [only as by David Brin, Ph.D.]
- Foreword (Alas, Babylon) (2005)
- Introduction (King Kong Is Back!: An Unauthorized Look at One Humongous Ape) (2005)
- Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond (2005)
- Jack Williamson: A World in Love with Change (2006)
- Doing a Slow Turn: The Poison of Cynicism (2006)
- Star Trek (2006)
- Jack Williamson (2007)
- Preface (Speculative Japan) (2007)
-
Afterword to the Story Gawkers (2007)
also appeared as:
- Translation: 「タイム・トラベラーは引っ込み思案」あとがき? [Japanese] (2007) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン?]
- Report on China (2007)
- The Year of SF in Asia (2007)
- Birthday Tribute to Arthur Clarke (2008)
- Arthur C. Clarke (2008)
- A Long, Lonely Road: Some Informal Advice to New Authors (2008)
- Author's Preface (Through Stranger Eyes: Reviews, Introductions, Tributes & Iconoclastic Essays) (2008)
- Guilty Pleasures: or Why Buffy Goes (2008)
- Isaac Asimov: Scientist and Science Fiction Author (2008)
- The Dark Side: Star Wars, Mythology and Ingratitude (2008)
- The Uplift Universe (2008) with Loren Plano
- Thinking About SF (2009)
- Frederik Pohl—Architect of Worlds (2010)
- Letter (Locus #599) (2010)
- Afterword (Existence) (2012)
- Ray Bradbury (2012)
- Introduction to "Hunting the Snark" (2012)
- Iain M. Banks (2013)
- Anne McCaffrey, Believer in Us (2013)
- Pole Star (2013)
- Introduction (Extreme Planets) (2013)
- Afterword: Latecomers (2014)
- Singularitäten und Albträume [German] (2014)
- Introduction (The River of Time) (2014)
- "Warum schreiben Sie eigentlich Science Fiction?" [German] (2015)
- Afterword (Visions of the Future) (2015)
- So You Want to Make Gods. Now Why Should That Bother Anyone? (2015)
- A True Original (2016)
- 2015 war das beste Weltraum-Jahr aller Zeiten [German] (2016)
- Afterword & Book Notes (Insistence of Vision) (2016)
- The Heresy of Science Fiction (2016)
- Singularities and Nightmares: The Range of Our Possible Futures (2017)
- A Tsunami of Light (2017)
- Foreword (Science Fiction and Futurism: Their Terms and Ideas) (2017)
- Stand on Zanzibar (1986) by John Brunner
- The Penal Colony (1987) by Richard Herley
- Godspeed (1993) by Charles Sheffield
- When Heaven Fell (1995) by William Barton
- When Heaven Fell (1995) by William Barton
- Rocket Boys (1998) by Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
- 1984 (1999) by George Orwell
- Beyond Thirty (2001) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Ground Zero (2001) by Fred Gambino
- Journey to the Center of the Earth (2001) by Jules Verne
- The Lord of the Rings (2002) by J. R. R. Tolkien
- The Separation (2003) by Christopher Priest
- The Sheep Look Up (2003) by John Brunner
- Paradise, Purgatory & Inferno (2003) by Mike Resnick
- Alas Babylon (2004) by Pat Frank
- Lord of Light (2008) by Roger Zelazny
- L'art de la synthèse [French] (1985) by Pascal J. Thomas
- A Synthetic Art: David Brin Interviewed (1986) by Pascal J. Thomas
- David Brin: After The Postman (1986) by uncredited
- Interview [French] (1989) by Marc De Leeuw
- David Brin: Earth and Easter Island (1989) by uncredited
- Ein Gespräch mit David Brin [German] (1990) by Wendy Graham
- An Interview with David Brin (1990) by Robert Elliott
- David Brin (1990) by Stan Nicholls
- David Brin: Won't Cop the Rap (1993) by Stan Nicholls
- David Brin: Dialogs with the Future (1997) by uncredited
- The Last Empire (2000) by John Kenny
- "Je refuse l'étiquette d'optimiste" [French] (2000) by Pascal J. Thomas
- David Brin (2010) by James L. Sutter
- Author Spotlight: David Brin (2011) by Stacey Friedberg
- Author Spotlight: David Brin (2012) by Andrew Liptak
- David Brin (2012) by Jim Steel
- Interview: David Brin (2012) by John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley
- The Galaxy's Edge Interview: Joy Ward interviews David Brin (2015) by Joy Ward
- Transparency and Transformation: A Conversation with David Brin (2016) by Chris Urie
- InterGalactic Interview with David Brin (2017) by Lawrence M. Schoen
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