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Topic: Sundiver


  
 BBC - h2g2 - the BooK NooK
Sundiver is the first installment in David Brin's classic Uplift Universe.
The Sundiver project was established by mankind before contact was made with the other sentient species of the universe, and is a shining example to the Skins.
Sundiver has now become the focus of all human-human, and human-alien tensions because it could prove that humans were either uplifted or not.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A343658   (430 words)

  
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FX is in the midst of dying dramatically in front of the door, as Sky Lynx's head and shoulders disappear in the doors as he is blown out of the room.
Sundiver winces as the recoil of the new gun shakes his arm to pieces.
Sundiver manages to twist his face into a grin, despite the melted state of the metal.
www.dnaco.net /~rodimus/rdtp14a.txt   (6166 words)

  
 sffworld.com - Sundiver by David Brin
Sundiver was much different than the rest of the series with it being kind of a murder mystery, but it was a good 'primer' for things to come.
Sundiver was the worst of the lot for me. Perhaps it was because I only read it after Startide Rising and The Uplift War (couldn't track it down before that) and thus had been conditioned to expect more.
As far as I know Sundiver was Brin's first book and as such not bad, but the only real reason to read it is still that it's part of the Uplift series.
www.sffworld.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8762   (972 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sundiver (Uplift Trilogy): Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
SUNDIVER is science-fiction, mystery, adventure and social commentary all thrown together.
Instead, "Sundiver" relates to the rest of the saga as Tolkien's "The Hobbit" relates to his "Lord of the Rings:" it sets the stage for all the rest of the books in the saga.
Sundiver: Somewhat different from the other books in the saga in that it's more of a science fiction mystery than a science fiction drama.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0785787224?v=glance   (2599 words)

  
 Calgarians land in middle of Temptation Island, Newspaper and Magazine Articles on San Pedro and Belize
The Sundiver Beach Resort, operated by Calgary's Scott family, was home to the crew from Temptation Island.
After only a month to learn the business, the Sundiver Beach Resort was hit by these two events, giving the family an unexpected crash course in the ups and downs of life in paradise.
Sundiver's chef, Kenrick Theus, has established the resort's reputation for some of the best fare on the island.
www.belize1.com /pages/town/article3.html   (1377 words)

  
 Yet Another Book Review Site
If you're going to read Sundiver then you are going to have to get out your old college physics text, the chemistry book, and both the sociology and psychology ones as well.
Sundiver is set in a distant Earth future where "E.T.'s" are commonplace and social discord has taken an unusual turn.
Our hero, Jacob Demwa--an expert in interspecies relations--is called into the Sundiver project to help solve the mystery of ghosts in the sun.
www.yetanotherbookreview.com /sundiver.htm   (198 words)

  
 Florida / TropicalAdventure.com: Snorkeling Vacation in Key Largo, Florida
A calm snorkeler seems less threatening and when the aquatic wildlife realizes you are not a threat, they resume their normal routine, allowing you to experience their world.
Sundiver goes to many different snorkel spots inside the Marine Santuary, like Grecian Rocks, White Banks, Molasses Reef, and the very popular Christ of the Abyss.
Nevertheless, the Sundiver crew made it clear they would not go out if the conditions were not right.
www.tropical-adventure.com /travelguide/archives/Snorkeling-in-Key-Largo.shtml   (1536 words)

  
 CDNN :: Drifting in the Pacific - A Scuba Diver Left At Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Carlock was among the first group into the water, which was cloudy with a stiff current the kind that required a hard swim to get underneath the rig's main platform.
It was Capt. Ray Arntz of the Sundiver.
When the Sundiver radioed for help, the captain reported the man had not turned up in a roll call after divers surfaced from a shipwreck site, about seven miles off Long Beach.
www.cdnn.info /article/missing_diver/missing_diver.html   (3734 words)

  
 Raven's Reviews: David Brin
In chronological order within the novels, these are: Sundiver, Startide Rising, The Uplift War, Brightness Reef, Infinity's Shore, and Heaven's Reach (on a side note, I love his titles, and the poetry in the books that they come from).
The first, Sundiver, is written in the early stages after humanity learns they're not alone, and involves Jacob Demwa, a man who was working with the dolphin uplift project, being brought in on a solar research project where manned spacecraft are sent into the sun to collect information.
The essential difference between the two is that Sundiver is about a mentally skewed person trying to cope with a universe into which he doesn't quite fit, and Startide Rising is about that universe.
tatooine.fortunecity.com /leguin/405/ae/davidb.html   (1032 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Startide Rising at Epinions.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A central tension of the preceding novel (Sundiver: http://www.epinions.com/content_88587341444) was whether Earth would use the Galactic Library’s resources to jumpstart itself and catch up to the other species, or whether it would learn its lessons the hard way and maintain greater independence.
In the 200 years since Sundiver, humans and their clients have taken the harder path, proud and independent.
Their languages are interesting, one a kind of modified haiku, though the way they’re laid out on the page is sometimes ineffective, especially when unexplained symbols proliferate.
www.epinions.com /content_89919819396   (1372 words)

  
 California Diving News - Dive Boat Review: Sundiver   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Since taking over the Sundiver in June, Arntz has spent most of his time overhauling the vessel— installing a pair of rebuilt engines that have upped the cruising speed, upgrading the bridge electronics, refitting the galley and refurbishing the 22-berth bunk room.
Arntz expanded the deck space to about 225 square feet, added longer whips that allow tanks to be filled in the racks that rim the deck, and cleaned, tested and repainted the tanks that are provided to passengers who need them.
Arntz’ long-range goal is to take the Sundiver down to Cabo San Lucas after Christmas and spend the winter running extended dive trips into the Sea of Cortez for tourists.
www.saintbrendan.com /cdnmay03/boatrev.html   (756 words)

  
 David Brin: Sundiver
It is an interesting development of the idea to come up with an entire galactic culture based on Uplift, using humanity's anomalous status to motivate this and the other novels which follow it.
The story of Sundiver is fairly typical of hard science fiction, about manned travel into the interior of the sun, where strange creatures are encountered which are unknown even to the superior science of the galactics.
The hard science component, while interesting, is comparatively unimportant; Sundiver is really about the different personalities, human and alien, involved in the project.
www.geocities.com /smcleish/rev0869.html   (320 words)

  
 Sundiver Beach Resort, Hotels San Pedro, Belize Hotels, Belize, San Pedro Hotels
Sundiver is a small oceanfront resort located close enough to San Pedro to enjoy the town and peace and quiet...
Sundiver is a small oceanfront resort located 4.5 miles from San Pedro, meaning it is close enough to enjoy the town and just far away enough to enjoy peace and quiet.
**The Sundiver resort requires prepayment of the reservation, so customers will have to contact the resort directly at least five days in advance to their arrival date - failure to contact the resort will result in cancellation of the reservation.
www.realadventures.com /listings/1029456.htm   (245 words)

  
 Tytlal story planet part III --or is it IV by now?
Ok, By process of elimination, the three _legal_ colony worlds leased at time of Sundiver: are: Atlast Horst Omnivarium (..with Nudawn population having been reduced to zero.) So I can't have the story based on Adirondak _after_ Sundiver.
So now I have only two choices: Adirondak pre Sundiver, pre leased Horst --GIM survey to ascertain that no ecological damage was done by Earth's only two landings.
Jacob and Helene might be in the main survey party, but I'm only writing about the small branch exploration that goes to the other side of the planet.
www.mail-archive.com /brin-l@mccmedia.com/msg32490.html   (409 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Sundiver at Epinions.com
Or perhaps it is the Solarians themselves who are uninterested in contact with the human race and wish to discourage it at all costs.
Part sci-fi yarn and part mystery novel, Sundiver never delves so deeply into the world of science fiction fantasy that casual fans of the genre won’t be able to enjoy it.
To be sure, he brings the reader into a world full of flashy gadgets and colorful alien species, but these never become the focus of the book.
www.epinions.com /content_100036677252   (889 words)

  
 SUNDIVER - Dive Log   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
I finally made my first trip to San Clemente this year on the Sundiver and I was not disappointed.
We anchored at NW Harbor before dawn and when the sun came up we made a short hop to the wreck of the Butler.
There are interesting cultural difference between open boats and shop-chartered trips on the Sundiver -- among other things, the addition of OW classes while, on the other hand, nary a piece of Halcyon gear in sight.
www.sundiver.net /divelog.htm   (1136 words)

  
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Sundiver was filling me in on some of the basic background information as to your journey.
Sundiver says, "I doubt the current-time Quints would let us have Trokius...." Rodimus erks and if robots could pale, he would at that radio.
Better than them finding it by accident." Sundiver says, "I mean, it's right down the hall for Cybertron's sake!" Firestone says, "Then they gotta get in th' brig." Transmission from Arcee: Would you mind speaking with me? Firestone says, "Annnnyhow." Sundiver says, "If we'd moved it to Iacon maybe.
www.dnaco.net /~rodimus/rdtp5.txt   (6803 words)

  
 Directions and Map To Key Largo's Sundiver Snorkel Station - Snorkel Tours Directions
To get to Sundiver Station take the Florida Turnpike (south) to Florida City, where the turnpike ends and automatically turns into US-1, now from Florida City stay on US-1 (south) and drive about 22 miles to Key Largo.
Sundiver Station - Mile Marker 103 - Bayside
Sundiver Station is located on the southbound side of the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1) at Mile Marker 103, just 300 Yards from the entrance of John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park.
www.snorkelingisfun.com /directions.htm   (203 words)

  
 Sundiver Beach Resort, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize - A Thousand Bed and Breakfast Inns - Country Inns * Bed and ...
Sundiver Beach Resort, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize - A Thousand Bed and Breakfast Inns - Country Inns * Bed and Breakfast * Vacation Rentals / Introduction
ery wish is a priority for the owners and staff at Sundiver, who want nothing more than to make your getaway vacation just what the doctor ordered.
Sundiver Beach Resort Bed and Breakfast BandB, San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Costa Rica.
www.1000inns.com /caribbeanandcentralamerica/belize/sundiver   (330 words)

  
 Sundiver Beach Resort - San Pedro - Sundiver Beach Resort Reviews - TripAdvisor
From the moment we arrived at the Sundiver Resort to the time we left, we felt like family.
I stayed at the Sundiver for 10 days with my spouse and 4-year old daughter in January, and was disappointed...
Sundiver Beach Resort is a clean, comfortable, relaxing place to stay.
www.tripadvisor.com /Hotel_Review-g291962-d308883-Reviews-m10556-r78268-a_aid.CD238-Sundiver_Beach_Resort-San_Pedro_Ambergris_Caye_Belize_Cayes.html   (504 words)

  
 David Brin's Official Web Site: Sundiver (sample chapters)
See my cover story in the August Salon magazine, about new surveillance technologies and some of the stark choices we face in the years ahead.
The Sundiver leader smiled, but his eyes were reddened.
I've also been helping as a therapist for a number of Sundiver staff members; the pressures of conducting this kind of solar research have been telling on many of the men."
www.davidbrin.com /sundiversample5.html   (1980 words)

  
 Sundiver/Brin, David/PNP100967   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Circling the sun, under the caverns of Mercury, Expedition Sundiver prepares for the most momentous voyage in our history.
A journey into the boiling inferno of the sun, to seek our destiny in the cosmic order of life.
'Sundiver' is the first book in David Brin's magnificent Uplift series.
www.bookworm.com.au /p100967.htm   (100 words)

  
 Key Largo Snorkeling Tours to Coral Reefs at John Pennekamp State Park - Sundiver Snorkel Vacations
Snorkeling is fun, safe, and easy aboard the Sundiver III.
This fast and comfortable 30 foot catamaran has a capacity of six people and is available for snorkel charters and sunset snorkel cruises.
Sundiver Station offers affordable island product's for the entire family!
www.snorkelingisfun.com   (202 words)

  
 David Brin's Official Web Site: The "Uplift" Science Fiction Novels
Those new to the Uplift saga may want to begin at the beginning, with the first three novels set in the Uplift universe.
In Sundiver, the first book in the Uplift series (and my first published novel!), I introduce a future universe in which no species has ever reached for the stars without the guidance of a patron -- except perhaps mankind.
Under the caverns of Mercury, Expedition Sundiver prepares for the most momentous voyage in our history, a journey into the boiling inferno of the sun...
www.davidbrin.com /upliftbooks.html   (1430 words)

  
 Melanie & Mark Golem's Wedding, Sundiver Beach Resort- November 14, 2001 , Photographs, Images, Scenes, Pictures, ...
We were married at Sundiver Beach Resort and had the wedding of our dreams.
We got married on the beach next door to the Sundiver property.
The only way to get to Sundiver resort is to take a boat so the only people at the wedding were the friends and Family that came down with us.
www.ambergriscaye.com /pages/photos/458.html   (509 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Uplift War (The Uplift Saga, Book 3): Books: David Brin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
While not comprising a true trilogy, the first three books in David Brin's UPLIFT SAGA (SUNDIVER, STARTIDE RISING, and THE UPLIFT WAR) serve to introduce the reader to the author's universe.
Of those three, I have to say that THE UPLIFT WAR is, by far, the best of the three.
SUNDIVER was the "true" introduction to this universe and was a well crafted detective story, which was completely unexpected.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553279718?v=glance   (2833 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sundiver: Search Results All Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Sundiver by David Brin (Author) (Mass Market Paperback - January 1, 1985)
Sundiver by David Brin (Author) (Paperback - 1985)
Sundiver by David Brin (Author) (Library Binding - January 1985)
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/external-search?dev-t=D2Y5TUCCVJ7DGE&search-type=ss&index=blended&tag=zeebebecom04-20&keyword=Sundiver   (278 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Sundiver: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Buy Sundiver with The Uplift War (Uplift S.) today!
Sundiver is the best book I've read in the last 10 years.
If the premise of the book is at all interesting, I recommend trying the book.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1857233700   (998 words)

  
 To The Stars
It is within the realm of chemical rockets to give us speeds of 10 kilometers/second.
But a sundiver could perhaps attain 1000 kilometers/second.
This seems pretty puny compared with light, which moves at 300,000 kilometers/second without breaking a sweat.
www.science-fiction-review.com /tothestars.htm   (667 words)

  
 Sundiver Snorkel Trips Upper Keys Diveshop - FLKeysDiveshops.com: Scuba diving in Key Largo to Islamorada , the Florida ...
Sundiver Snorkel Trips Upper Keys Diveshop - FLKeysDiveshops.com: Scuba diving in Key Largo to Islamorada, the Florida Keys scuba divers with underwater tropical reef fish in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and see maps of wrecks
The information about this Florida Keys scuba diveshop (Sundiver Snorkel Trips) is subject to change without notice (to us).
Rental prices are for clients riding on Sundiver Snorkel Trips's boat.
www.flkeysdiveshops.com /ukdiveshops/diveshops_info.cfm?shopID=43   (288 words)

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