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Subject: Re: David Brin
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Date: Thu, 17-Nov-83 15:21:39 EST
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	David Brin's third novel "The Pratice Effect" is written and
    sold to Bantam.  It should be out in a few months.  The story is
    really David's first.  He wrote it while at caltech as an under-
    grad.  It is an interesting book, though I personaly would not put
    it at the same level as "Startide Rising".  A fun book none the
    less.  David was unnsatisfied with my review of it, for I couldn't
    really tell him exactly what I felt it was missing.  I still don't
    know, its just that it seems to be missing most of the *spark* that
    Startide had.  It isn't based in the same universe as Startide or 
    Sundiver, for it has its own *unique* set of universal principles.
    I can still recommend it.  On a scale of zero to 10, it rates as
    a 7.  Better then many, lots of fun, and a good way to spend an
    evening...  but a pretty lady would take presidence.

	The book I am waiting for is Gorilla.  It is based in the same
    world as Startide, but deals with the 'upraising' of the Gorillas.
    Its not finished and he wont let me read the manuscript yet--The Bum!

		Don Coleman

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