Uplift Books in Order
David Brin has written 8 Uplift books, published between 1980 and 2011: 7 in the Uplift Saga and 1 related title. The first book is Sundiver (1980) and the newest main-line book is Gorilla, My Dreams (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1980–2011
- Pages on record
- 3,531 in 7 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 59–88 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,531 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Uplift is the David Brin sequence the catalogue records as 8 books published between 1980 and 2011. Subjects filed against it record science fiction, life on other planets, and a Hugo Award for a novel in 1984. Sundiver (1980) opens the run, followed by Startide Rising (1983), The Uplift War (1987), Brightness Reef (1995), Infinity's Shore (1996) and Heaven's Reach (1998). Contacting Aliens (2002) and Gorilla, My Dreams (2011) close the listing. Brin is credited on all 8 titles, which run to a median of 557 pages, and two groupings sit under the name: Uplift Saga and Uplift Non-Fiction.
How many Uplift books are there?
Uplift has 8 books, released between 1980 and 2011. 7 of them belong to the Uplift Saga, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Uplift Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Uplift books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119803402/4
- 219834582/4
- 319876382/4
- 419956592/4
- 519966882/4
- 619985572/4
- 720021912/4
- 82011–2/4
Do you have to read Uplift books in order?
You should read the Uplift Saga in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Uplift book also stands alone.
Where to start with Uplift
Start with Sundiver (1980), the earliest published book in the Uplift Saga.
What is the newest Uplift book?
Gorilla, My Dreams (2011) is the newest book in the Uplift Saga.
Is there a new Uplift book coming?
No next Uplift book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Uplift has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 5 nominations for Uplift. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1988Wonfor The Uplift War
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1988Wonfor The Uplift War
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1984Wonfor Startide Rising
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1984Wonfor Startide Rising
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1984Wonfor Startide Rising
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1997Shortlistedfor Infinity's Shore
- Hugo Award for Best Novel1996Shortlistedfor Brightness Reef
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1996Shortlistedfor Brightness Reef
- Nebula Award for Best Novel1988Shortlistedfor The Uplift War
- Locus Award for Best First Novel1981Shortlistedfor Sundiver
Uplift at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest main-line Uplift title on record is Gorilla, My Dreams (2011), 15 years ago.
- Release pace
- Uplift books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 3,531 pages across the 7 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 557 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Uplift books, 3 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
What the Uplift books are about
7 of the 8 Uplift books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: science fiction is tagged on 6 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Science fiction 6 of 7 books
- Life on other planets 5 of 7 books
- Award:hugo_award=novel 2 of 7 books
- Hugo Award Winner 2 of 7 books
- Life on other planets in fiction 2 of 7 books
More books by David Brin
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- David Brin books in order 56 books