Startide Rising, Ch. 23-25 Three chapters in which Gillian is frustrated by the Niss machine, we glimpse the Synthians lying back in the great battle in space, and Thomas Orley prepares to leave the spaceship wreck. Please leave a comment below! Chapter 23 – Gillian (length – 21:05) Chapter 24 – Galactics (length – 4:55)…

Startide Rising, Ch. 22 In Chapter 22, Charles Dart pitches his desire for more experiments, and Dr. Metz urges Creideiki to give in to the Galactics. Chapter 22 – Creideiki (length – 34:22) < Previous Chapter Next Chapters >

Startide Rising, Ch. 21 In Chapter 21, Dennie and Toshio conduct experiments under a metal mound, and Sah’ot gets read the riot act. Chapter 21 – Dennie and Toshio (length – 17:20) < Previous Chapters Next Chapter >

Startide Rising, Ch. 18-20 Three short chapters, with Gillian trying to keep it together while dealing with Dr. Dart; Creideiki continuing his Keneenk lectures for the benefit of the sorely tested crew; and another Galactic race getting their hats handed to them. Please leave a comment! Chapter 18 – Gillian (length – 13:10) Chapter 19…

Startide Rising, Ch. 15-17 Cover art by Bruce Pennington Simmering discontent among the Stenos dolphins, a disaster for a duped Galactic fleet, and Tom Orley leads the dolphins in the exploration of the crashed ship. Please leave a comment below if you’re enjoying Startide Rising. Chapter 15 – Stenos (length – 8:43) Chapter 16 –…

Startide Rising, Ch. 14 Chapter 14 introduces us to Dennie Sudman and Charles Dart; and the scouting party returns. Chapter 14 – Dennie (length – 45:23) < Previous Chapters Next Chapters >

Startide Rising, Ch. 8-13 Six chapters from Startide Rising on this page, all rather short… but the story begins to take off, and Toshio becomes much more than he figured he could be. Please leave a comment below. Chapter 8 – Galactics (length – 2:53) Chapter 9 – From the Journal of Gillian Baskin (length…

Startide Rising, Ch. 7 In Chapter 7, Toshio crosses a boundary and grows up very, very quickly, as the battle between the ETs rages above the planet’s surface. Please leave a comment below. Chapter 7 – Toshio (length – 38:47) < Previous Chapter Next Chapters >

Startide Rising, Ch. 5-6 Two chapters today, each one rather short. Tom Orley comes to the fore as well as his secret computer; and we visit another of the fleet of Galactics in battle above Kithrup. Please leave a comment below. Thank you! Chapter 5 – Tom Orley (length – 15:05) Chapter 6 – Galactics…

Startide Rising, Ch. 2-4 As I said in my first post in this new podcast series featuring Startide Rising by David Brin, the average chapter length is 3-1/3 pges. So I’ve grouped three chapters together for this post. We meet more of the main characters: Takkata-Jim and Creideiki, Vice-Captain and Captain, respectively, of Streaker; Akki,…