Sundiver

Sundiver by David Brin. “The Uplift books are as
compulsive reading as anything ever published in the
genre.”— The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction In all the
universe no species has ever reached for the stars without
the guidance of a patron—except perhaps mankind. Did some
mysterious race begin the uplift of humanity aeons ago?
And if so why did they abandon us? 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. David Brins Uplift novels are
among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction
ever written. Sundiver Startide Rising and The Uplift War
—a New York Times bestseller—together make up one of the
most beloved sagas of all time. Brins tales are set in a
future universe in which no species can reach sentience
without being “uplifted” by a patron race. But the
greatest mystery of all remains unsolved. . . . “Superb”—
Science Fiction Times Published: July 21 2010 by Bantam
" Spectra.