Zack & Laura Gardner, Thanks for your kind words and insights. I find it genuinely moving when people write to me in the way you did.
You have a sharp eye. You might enjoy some of the keen-eyed discussions that take place at the Brin-L discussion list! Unfortunately, I have lost track of their web site, so I will copy this to them so they can invite you to join. As for Foundation's Triumph, yes, I laid hints. I planned to make those hints explicit with a denouement to the book, then decided to leave it out so the story would be clean. But for you (!) I will attach the denouement below. As for my other works: I love the Uplift Universe, and I'm glad you liked the books too. But I can't do just one thing. I do hope to get back to Tom & Creideiki, but first some other projects. There ARE a couple of gifts for Uplift fans along the way. See the story "Temptation" downloadable at http://www.davidbrin.com/ Now published by Bantam Books, Contacting Aliens: An Illustrated Guide To David Brin's Uplift Universe is a fun tour of the many alien races people enjoyed in books like Startide Rising and The Uplift War. Also soon to be revised and released: the legendary Uplift game, GURPS Uplift! In preparation for the long-awaited publication of the new, updated edition, author-designer Stefan Jones has created a special page of interest to gamers and Uplift fans alike. The title of my new novel -- the most original thing I've done in years -- is Kiln People. It's has had rave reviews. Take the notion of golems -- temporary clay people (not clones!) -- and now imagine a near future when everybody can make them. Using a "home copier" you ditto your memories -- perhaps even a genuine imprint of your soul -- and off goes the duplicate to run your errands, attend your classes, or do all the drudgery work. Then, at day's end, you download the golem's memories. This is a book with ideas for grownups... mixed into a fast-moving noir detective story that's just plain fun. Paramount and DC-Wildstorm were so happy with my graphic novel, "Forgiveness" that they asked me to come up with a new hardcover graphic novel... this time an original. The Life Eaters covers a much, much darker theme, building dramatically from a novella that came in second for a Hugo some years ago. This bold work asks: what might the Nazis have really been up to? Perhaps a hidden agenda that nobody knows about even to this day? The theme is explored with stirring imagery, again by Scott Hampton, all the way to a surprising finish. Keep your eyes open for it in fall 2003. Also in the works, a "Heinleinian" book in which aliens kidnap 3,000 kids from a Californian high school. With best wishes for a happy, successful 21st Century! David Brin www.davidbrin.com ================= THE FAMOUS SECRET DENOUEMENT TO FOUNDATION'S TRIUMPH ========================= DENOUEMENT (A DREAM TO FOLLOW FOUNDATION’S TRIUMPH) VOICES -- OVERHEARD IN THE NIGHT “So did Hariseldon get to see Dors again, before he died?” “Of course he did. Why do you ask? We have played at least fifty simulations of the reunion, some of them with high fidelity/probability scores. In all of them we sense their love. Their joy, combined with poignant sadness at having to part again, so soon.” “Yes, but why did he have to die?” “It wasn’t optional. Anyway, he was ready for that body of his to join the Great Cycle.” “You’re holding something back. I can feel it. Tell me what it is!” “Are you sure you’re ready? You are still quite young and it’s a bit complicated.” “I’m sure I’m ready. Tell me!” “Well.. there is a continuaton, of a sort. For now, let’s call it a fable. Something that might have happened, somewhen along the stream that flows from past to present.” “Is it a true story? “That will be for you to investigate for yourself. But I can tell you how it begins...” (===========a new page... the final page of this adventure... the first page of the next? ====) On a planet. On a hillside. Time had passed. In a cave. In a long, white box. A human being awoke. Pushing back the lid, he breathed clean air. Sitting up, he gazed past green meadows toward an evening already bright with crowded stars. Shading his eyes, he looked upon the future. “Pengia,” he said. “I wonder what year it is.” Looking at his right hand, Hari flexed strong fingers. He felt young. He smiled. There was much to do. ================= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Dear Sir, > > I have just finished re-reading your book Foundation's Triumph. Months of searching by every search engine know to man have lead me to this point. I must know........what are in the white coffin-shaped cases that the opposing robotic faction carries off Seldon's ship? Why does Hari keep waking up after treatments feeling like he's lost something? Has Daneel's 'enemys' pulled one over on our favorite all seeing all knowing robot? > Congratulations on a superbly written novel sir. You do my favorite author and the genre of sci-fi a great service when you wrote this masterpeice! > >Best Wishes, >Zach Gardner > > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
