All, Over the holidays I read _Startide Rising_ and started _The Uplift War_. I wanted to express my appreciation to Dr. Brin. I am immensely enjoying the books. I especially like the way Brin can take Inter-galactic drama, and make it appear unlike pulpy Flash Gordon melodrama. I really get the feeling that the events are intergalactically important, yet without the "Buck Rogers Saves the Universe" implausibility. I am inspired to think "BIG". Dr. Brin - Thanks for the many ways you have "Uplifted" me. Chad Cooper
