The Uplift War

Book • 1987
The Uplift War is the third book in David Brin's Uplift Universe series.

It follows the invasion of the human colony world of Garth by the Avian Gubru, who seek to discover and adopt the native Garthling species.

The story delves into the sociological implications of Uplift and the stringent codes of Galactic warfare.

The Gubru's complex command structure and internal power struggles are central to the plot, as are the resistance efforts of humans and neo-chimpanzees.

The novel explores themes of galactic politics, alien cultures, and the consequences of war on a galactic scale.

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