Brightness reef : book one of a new uplift trilogy

This is the first volume in a projected trilogy set in the universe of Brin's Hugo-winning The Uplift War. It's a multivoice narrative concerning the six diverse cultures living on the banned planet Jijo--and what happens to their peaceful society when more humans arrive there via starship, searching for species to ``uplift'' by bringing them to the next level of sentience. Because, long ago, the advanced Buyur civilization declared Jijo off-limits in order to preserve its ecology, the species that have secretly sought sanctuary on the planet have been expecting a ``Judgment Day'' on which the starfaring races will punish them for ignoring the ban. Focusing on narratives from the planet's inhabitants, including the three human children of the paper-crafter Nelo (one a mathematician/linguist, one a religious conservative, one an expert Tracker), and on diary entries from the aliens Asx and Alvin, as well as on the thoughts of a mysterious human starfighter whose memory was badly damaged during his crash-landing on Jijo, the story line follows the characters' attempts to respond in civilized ways to the devastating changes wrought by the arrival of the human starfarers. While the narrative does not so much conclude as simply stop in midstream, it describes a universe that's immensely appealing, leaving readers hungry for more of this exciting, epic adventure. David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written.  Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.

The planet Jijo is forbidden to settlers, its ecology protected by guardians of the Five Galaxies.  But over the centuries it has been resettled, populated by refugees of six intelligent races.  Together they have woven a new society in the wilderness, drawn together by their fear of Judgment Day, when the Five Galaxies will discover their illegal colony.  Then a strange starship arrives on Jijo.  Does it bring the long-dreaded judgment, or worse--a band of criminals willing to destroy the six races of Jijo in order to cover their own crimes?

The vast civilization of Five Galaxies has roled out its security arsenal to prevent resettlement on Jijo until it is revitalized. Over the centuries, groups of sentient beings have eluded the laws and made Jijo a home--but what will happen when the Five Galaxies catch on? A strange ship in Jijo's skies may hold the answer.

Jijo es un planeta prohibido, un mundo que se recupera lentamente de un grave desastre ecolgico y al que, un milln de aos atrs, los Buyur condenaron a permanecer cerrado a la colonizacin y al contacto interestelar. Sin embargo diversos grupos de seres inteligentes, a menudo forajidos o extraviados, han aterrizado en Jijo pese a lo decretado por la civilizacin galctica, y han roto de este modo su aislamiento. Jijo ha alcanzado pues en este periodo de exclusin una compleja paz social intercultural, basada en la tolerancia y el respeto mutuo entre las siete especies que lo han ido poblando: los misteriosos bpedos hoon; los qheuens, con forma de cangrejo y con cinco patas y pinzas; los urs parecidos a centauros; los g'kek, dotados de ruedas impulsadas biomagnticamente; los traeki, con sus mltiples personalidades; los glver, involucionados a un estado de presapiencia; y los humanos de la Tierra, de ms reciente arribo, que aportan la tecnologa que permite el florecimiento de una nueva civilizacin. Siempre bajo la amenaza del inevitable Da de Juicio, cuando las Cinco Galaxias descubran esa colonia ilegal y prohibida, acontece de repente lo imprevisto: una nave estelar aterriza cerca del lugar que los pobladores de Jijo consideran ms sagrado. La mayor aventura a escala galctica est servida. David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.The planet Jijo is forbidden to settlers, its ecology protected by guardians of the Five Galaxies. But over the centuries it has been resettled, populated by refugees of six intelligent races. Together they have woven a new society in the wilderness, drawn together by their fear of Judgment Day, when the Five Galaxies will discover their illegal colony. Then a strange starship arrives on Jijo. Does it bring the long-dreaded judgment, or worse--a band of criminals willing to destroy the six races of Jijo in order to cover their own crimes?From the Paperback edition. SUMMARY: David Brin's Uplift novels--Sundiver, Hugo award winner The Uplift War, and Hugo and Nebula winner Startide Rising--are among the most thrilling and extraordinary science fiction tales ever written. Now David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.The planet Jijo is forbidden to settlers, its ecology protected by guardians of the Five Galaxies. But over the centuries it has been resettled, populated by refugees of six intelligent races. Together they have woven a new society in the wilderness, drawn together by their fear of Judgment Day, when the Five Galaxies will discover their illegal colony. Then a strange starship arrives on Jijo. Does it bring the long-dreaded judgment, or worse--a band of criminals willing to destroy the six races of Jijo in order to cover their own crimes? On the planet Jijo, humans and aliens organize to defend themselves from space pirates in search of genes. The inhabitants are illegal immigrants, making them easy picking for the pirates who know galactic authorities will look the other way. In the centuries after the planet Jijo is abandoned for the sake of restoring ecological balance, six different species secretly colonize the planet and live in ongoing fear of being discovered and punished by the Five Galaxy patrollers