Slightly slow starting, intriguing beginning to a great series!
First book of the first Uplift trilogy. For those who are as easily confused as I am, there are two trilogies in the Uplift saga, so this is book one of six, and Brightness Reef is book four of six.
One of the best ever hard SF series-re-defined Space Opera
The first (stand-alone) book in his UPLIFT world. A fun mystery, but not earth-shattering or life-changing!