Startide Risin

Carrying one of the most important discoveries in galactic history, the Terran exploration vessel Streaker has crashed on the uncharted water world of Kithrup. Above, in space, armadas of alien races clash in a titanic struggle to claim her. Below, a handful of her human and dolphin crew battles armed rebellion and a hostile planet to safeguard her secret - the fate of the Progenitors, the fabled First Race who seeded wisdom throughout the stars.STARTIDE RISING is the second book in Davis Brin's magnificent Uplift series. Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was first published, this edition has been revised by the author.