I’m always looking for media featuring aliens, especially multiple races. Came across this on TvTropes. Seems to dismiss the first book and say its unneeded. Anyone here enjoy/hate this one? Any starting point you’d recommend? Most importantly how prominent are the aliens?

  • j4k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I tried starting Sundiver twice and couldn’t get into it. Uplifting is not particularly interesting to me though. It is the “look ma’, aliens” loophole IMO. I don’t know of a compelling reason for that kind of bioengineering. I think the future is biotech.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 months ago

      The process of uplifting is more or less for the purpose of indentured servitude.

      A bit like the epsilons in Brave New World- provides a species smart enough to be useful, but dumb enough they don’t rebel.