About the Author

David Brin has degrees in astronomy and applied physics but has been a full-time science fiction writer for many years. He has won the Hugo Award for Best Novel for both The Uplift War and Startide Rising, which also won the Nebula Award. He has also won the Hugo Award for short story. His novel The Postman was recently made into a feature film starring Kevin Costner. He lives near San Diego, California, with his wife and children.

Reviews

"The three new 'Foundation' novels...are far more than just new pieces of the same story. They add up to a deeply affectionate work of literary deconstruction".-- The New Yorker