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Uplift Reading Order
Uplift by David Brin has 6 main books (1980–1998). Start with Sundiver (1980) and read the numbered books in order.
By David Brin
Uplift books in order
Your reading speed
- 5 h 57 min
- 8 h 5 min
- 11 h 10 min
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- 10 h 14 min
- 11 h 12 min
- 9 h 45 min
Main books together: 3,222 pages, about 56 h 23 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Uplift: common questions
- How many books are in the Uplift series?
- There are 6 main books in Uplift. The most recent main book listed here is Heaven's Reach (1998).
- What order should I read Uplift in?
- Read Uplift in its numbered order: Sundiver, Startide Rising, The Uplift War, Brightness Reef, and so on.
- What is the first Uplift book?
- The first book is Sundiver by David Brin, published in 1980.
- How long does it take to read the whole Uplift series?
- The 6 main books add up to about 3,222 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 56½ hours of reading, or about 113 days at 30 minutes a day.