Title: Brightness Reef

Title: Brightness Reef Title Record # 467
Author: David Brin
Date: 1995-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Uplift Storm
Series Number: 1
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Language: English
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Translations

Year	Language	Title
1997^ⓘ Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković	Serbian	Blistavi sprud 1 [as by Dejvid Brin]
1997^ⓘ Translated by Aleksandar B. Nedeljković	Serbian	Blistavi sprud 2 [as by Dejvid Brin]
1997^ⓘTranslated by Jorge de Castro Ramos.	Portuguese	Filhos de Exílio, 1º volume
1997^ⓘTranslated by Jorge de Castro Ramos.	Portuguese	Filhos de Exílio, 2º volume
1997^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi First half of the original novel.	French	Rédemption - 1: Le monde de l'exil^?Redemption - 1: Le monde de l'exil
1997^ⓘTranslated by Jean-Pierre Pugi Second half of the original novel.	French	Rédemption - 2: Le monde de l'oubli
1997^ⓘ This publication contains the chapters 1 to 16 of the English original "Brightness Reef". DO NOT MERGE with the novel of the same title which contains all chapters of the original. Translated by Marcel Bieger.	German	Sternenriff
1997^ⓘ This publication contains the chapters 17 to 28 of the English original "Brightness Reef". Translated by Marcel Bieger.	German	Fremder der fünf Galaxien
1998^ⓘTranslated by Peter Cuijpers	Dutch	Sterrenrif
1999	Italian	Il pianeta proibito
2001^ⓘTranslated by 酒井昭伸	Japanese	変革への序章 (上)^?へんかくへのじょしょう (じょう) Henkaku he no Joshō (Jō) Henkaku he no Joshou (Jou) Henkaku e no Joshō (Jō) Henkaku e no Joshou (Jou) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン^?Deividdo Burin ]
2001^ⓘTranslated by 酒井昭伸	Japanese	変革への序章 (下)^?へんかくへのじょしょう (か) Henkaku he no Joshō (Ka) Henkaku he no Joshou (Ka) Henkaku e no Joshō (Ka) Henkaku e no Joshou (Ka) [as by デイヴィッド・ブリン^?Deividdo Burin ]
2015^ⓘ This title contains all chapters of the English original "Brightness Reef". DO NOT MERGE with the novel of the same title which contains only the first 16 chapters of the original. Translated by Marcel Bieger.	German	Sternenriff

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
2	1996 Locus	Best SF Novel
3	1996 Hugo	Best Novel
Preliminary Nominees	1997 Nebula	Novel
Preliminary Nominees	1997 BFA	August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Brightness Reef	1995-09-00	David Brin	The Easton Press (Signed First Editions of Science Fiction #94)	106-094		xii+ 514	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
Brightness Reef	1995-10-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-10034-3	$22.95^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[10]+ 515+ [2]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	1996-01-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra / SFBC	10516	$10.98^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[10]+ 514+ [3]	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	1996-01-00	David Brin	Orbit	1-85723-361-1	£16.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[6]+ 642	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Fred Gambino
Brightness Reef	1996-06-00	David Brin	Orbit	1-85723-385-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	[6]+ 705	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Gambino
Brightness Reef	1996-11-00	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[ix]+ 659+ [21]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Blistavi sprud 1	1997-00-00	Dejvid Brin	Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)			288	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Michael Whelan
Blistavi sprud 2	1997-00-00	Dejvid Brin	Polaris Beograd (SF biblioteka Polaris)			276	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Michael Whelan
Filhos de Exílio, 1º volume	1997-00-00	David Brin	Publicações Europa-América^?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #231)	972-1-04342-7			unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel	Michael Whelan
Filhos de Exílio, 2º volume	1997-00-00	David Brin	Publicações Europa-América^?Publicacoes Europa-America (Livros de Bolso, série Ficção Científica #232)	972-1-04353-2			unknown^?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.	novel
Rédemption - 1 : Le monde de l'exil	1997-03-19	David Brin	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #4457)	2-290-04457-1		380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Rédemption - 2 : Le monde de l'oubli	1997-03-19	David Brin	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #4458)	2-290-04458-X		380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Rédemption - 1 : Le monde de l'exil	1997-06-09	David Brin	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #4457)	2-290-04457-1		380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Rédemption - 2 : Le monde de l'oubli	1997-06-09	David Brin	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #4458)	2-290-04458-X		380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Philippe Caza
Sternenriff	1997-09-00	David Brin	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #24759)	3-442-24759-4	DM 17.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	503	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thomas Herbrich
Fremder der fünf Galaxien	1997-11-00	David Brin	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #24760)	3-442-24760-8	DM 16.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	397	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thomas Herbrich
Brightness Reef	1998-00-00	David Brin	Orbit	1-85723-385-9	£6.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	707	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Fred Gambino
Sterrenrif	1998-04-00	David Brin	Meulenhoff (M=SF #348)	90-290-5580-4		576	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Nico Keulers
Rédemption - 2 : Le monde de l'oubli^?Redemption - 2 : Le monde de l'oubli	1998-11-05	David Brin	J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #4458)	2-290-04458-X		380	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Caza
Il pianeta proibito	1999-11-00	David Brin	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #181)	88-429-1115-1	Lit 28,000^?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999	viii+ 568	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Michael Whelan
変革への序章 (上)^?へんかくへのじょしょう (じょう) Henkaku he no Joshō (Jō) Henkaku he no Joshou (Jou) Henkaku e no Joshō (Jō) Henkaku e no Joshou (Jou)	2001-09-00	デイヴィッド・ブリン^?Deividdo Burin	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF )	4-15-011371-8		553	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
変革への序章 (下)^?へんかくへのじょしょう (か) Henkaku he no Joshō (Ka) Henkaku he no Joshou (Ka) Henkaku e no Joshō (Ka) Henkaku e no Joshou (Ka)	2001-09-00	デイヴィッド・ブリン^?Deividdo Burin	早川書房^?Hayakawa Shobō Hayakawa Shobo はやかわしょぼうハヤカワショボウ ( ハヤカワ文庫SF^?Hayakawa Bunko SF )	4-15-011372-6		559	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Brightness Reef	2009-06-29	David Brin	Recorded Books	978-1-4416-2102-3			digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Brightness Reef	2010-01-00	David Brin	Spectra / Ballantine Books	978-0-307-57272-1	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	2011-12-00	David Brin	Orbit	978-1-4055-1439-2	£7.49^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel	Fred Gambino
Exiles: The Uplift Storm Trilogy	2013-01-00	David Brin	Orbit	978-1-84149-490-6	£15.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP	1433	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Victor Habbick
Exiles: The Uplift Storm Trilogy	2013-01-00	David Brin	Hachette Digital	978-1-4055-1527-6	£12.99^?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Victor Habbick
Sternenriff	2015-02-09	David Brin	Heyne	978-3-453-31450-4	€9.99^?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR	912	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Nele Schütz^?Nele Schuetz
Brightness Reef	2021-05-25	David Brin	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-6473-6	$26.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	356	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Brightness Reef	2021-05-25	David Brin	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-6468-2	$8.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Uplift Storm Trilogy	2021-05-25	David Brin	Open Road Integrated Media	978-1-5040-6467-5	$24.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	omni	Victor Habbick
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	659	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	659+ [21]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.50^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	659	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	659	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$6.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	[6]+ 659+ [21]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Bantam Spectra	0-553-57330-6	$7.99^?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD	659	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Michael Whelan
Brightness Reef	date unknown	David Brin	Recorded Books				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	novel
Fremder der fünf Galaxien	date unknown	David Brin	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #24760)	3-442-24760-8	DM 16.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	397	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thomas Herbrich
Sternenriff	date unknown	David Brin	Goldmann (Goldmann Science Fiction #24759)	3-442-24759-4	DM 17.90^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999	503	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Thomas Herbrich

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Reviews

Review by Paul Di Filippo (1995) in Science Fiction Age, November 1995
Review by Thomas A. Easton [as by Tom Easton] (1996) in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, February 1996
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1996) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #188 February 1996
Review by uncredited (1996) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March 1996
Review by Joseph Nicholas (1996) in Vector 188
Review by Peter Heck (1996) in Asimov's Science Fiction, August 1996
Review by Steve Palmer (1996) in Vector 189
Review by Paul J. McAuley (1996) in Foundation, #67 Summer 1996
Review by Paul McDonald (1997) in The Zone and Premonitions, Spring 1997
Review by Brian Stableford (1997) in The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1997