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EARTH
HEART OF THE COMET
(with Gregory Benford)
THE POSTMAN
THE PRACTICE EFFECT
THE RIVER OF TIME
STARTIDE RISING
S U N D I V E R
THE UPLIFT WAR
EARTH
DAVID BRIN
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TO OUR COMMON MOTHER
AUTHOR'S PREFACE
As writers go, I suppose I'm known as a bit of an
optimist, so it seems only natural that this novel
projects a future where there's a little more wisdom
than folly . . . maybe a bit more hope than despair.

In fact, it's about the most encouraging tomorrow
I can imagine right now.
What a sobering thought.
EARTH
PART I