Brightness reef
Subtitle: book one of a new uplift trilogy
By: David Brin.
Edition: Bantam mass market ed. - Printing (5)
Series: Bantam spectra book
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 659
Subjects: Life on other planets -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: On the planet Jijo, humans and aliens organize to defend themselves from space pirates in search of genes. The inhabitants are illegal immigrants, making them easy picking for the pirates who know galactic authorities will look the other way.