List of Uplift Universe species

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A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin.

When formally referenced a species' name includes all of its surviving patrons and clients. The prefix "ul-" indicates a client and is an abbreviation for UpLifted. The prefix "ab-" indicates a patron race and is an acronym of Aided-By. Therefore, for instance, the species Dolphin is formally Dolphin-ab-Human. Humans, in turn, are formally Human-ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin. Other Prefixes also exist (such as "zor-" representing former patrons when clients choose to change patrons). Among powerful clans species names can become quite involved.

  • Acceptor (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6)
  • Bi-Gle
  • Brothers of the Night (ab-Nighthunter)
  • Brma (ab-Krallnith-ul-Caltmour)
  • Bururalli (ab-Nahalli)
  • Buyur (ul-Tunnuctyur) (pronounced like buyer)
  • Caltmour (ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tymbrimi)
  • Neochimpanzee (ab-Human) - While not actually extraterrestrial, most of the Chimpanzee characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
  • Neodog (ab-Human) - Not extraterrestrial (and mentioned only in passing), neo-Dogs would be the third Earth native species to be engineered to full sapience.
  • Neodolphin (ab-Human) - While not actually extraterrestrial, the Dolphin characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
  • Drooli (ul-G'Kek)
  • Episiarch (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6) - a race with a powerful talent for imposing their will upon reality itself.
  • F'ruthian
  • Foruni
  • Forski (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
  • G'Kek (ab-Drooli)
  • Garthling/Gorilla (zor-Human-ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
  • Gello (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber) (Sundiver says the Gello are the clients of the Pila, but Startide Rising says they are the first clients of the Soro; the patronymics here are for Sundiver's explanation)
  • Gl'kahesh
  • Glaver (ab-Tunnuctyur ab-Buyur)
  • Glououvis
  • Gooksyu (ul-Gubru)
  • Gubru (ab-Gooksyu-ul-Kwackoo-ul-Okukoo)
  • Guldingar
  • Guthatsa (ul-Hoon)
  • Hoon (ab-Guthatsa-ul-Rousit) - A race known in the Five Galaxies as officious bureaucrats. On the advice of an oracle, a breakaway group hides away in Jijo to rediscover something their patrons took away from them.
  • Hul (ab-Puber-ul-Soro)
  • Human (ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin-ul-Dog, potentially ul-Kiqui by stated future intent.)
  • Incrementor (ab-Tandu)
  • J'8lek
  • Jophur (ab-Poa) - originally the pacifistic traeki (non-capitalized), a race composed of semi-sentient individual 'rings' which stack to form a fully sentient - and non-individualistic - entity. The innovation of 'master rings' added the concept of "I" to their stacks and transformed the traeki into Jophur (capitalized).
  • Jouourouou
  • Kanten (ab-Linten-ab-Siqul-ul-Nish)
  • Karrank% (% pronounced as a double glottal stop)
  • Kiqui [ab-Human?] - Discovered during the book Startide Rising, this pre-intelligent species is described as a likely future client race for humanity.
  • Kisa (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pila)
  • Klennath
  • Klesh
  • Klick-Klick (ab-Synthian)
  • Komahd
  • Kosh (ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Wortl)
  • Krallnith (ul-Brma)
  • Kwackoo (ab-Gubru-ab-Gooksyu)
  • Le'4-2vo
  • Linten (ab-Siqul-ul-Kanten)
  • Luber (ul-Puber) [also known as Lethani]
  • Mellin
  • Mrgh'4luargi
  • Muhurn8
  • Nahalli (ul-Bururalli)
  • Nght6 (ul-Tandu)
  • Nighthunter (ul-Brothers of the Night)
  • Nish (ab-Kanten-ab-Linten-ab-Siqul)
  • Oallie
  • Okukoo (ab-Gubru)
  • Olumimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
  • Oulomin
  • P'ort'l
  • P'un m'ang
  • Paha (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
  • Paimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
  • Pargi
  • Pee'oot
  • Pila (ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pring)
  • Poa (ul-Jophur) [ul-Traeki?]
  • Por'n'aths
  • Pring (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
  • Progenitors - the fabled "first race", believed to be the first to uplift themselves to spacefaring sentience, and begin the chain of uplift.
  • Pthaca
  • Puber (ul-Hul)
  • Puntictin
  • Qheuens (ab-Zhosh)
  • Rammin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
  • Rosh (ab-Tothtoon-ul-Kosh)
  • Rothen
  • Rousit (ab-Hoon-ab-Guthatsa)
  • Ruguggi
  • Serentini
  • Se'een (ab-Synthian)
  • Siqul (ul-Linten)
  • Skiano
  • Solarians (ergovores, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
  • Soro (ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Gello-ul-Forski-ul-Paha-ul-Kisa)
  • Sstienn
  • Synthian (ul-Wazoon-ul-Se'een-ul-Klick-Klick)
  • Talpu'ur
  • Tandu (ab-Nght6-ul-Acceptor-ul-Episiarch-ul-Incrementor)
  • Tarseuh
  • Thennanin (ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Paimin-ul-Rammin-ul- Ynnin-ul-Olumimun-ul-Garthling)
  • Tothtoon (ul-Rosh)
  • Tourmaj
  • Touvint
  • traeki [ab-Poa or ab-Jophur] — A communal organism composed of a stack of sap rings, each with a different function. This pacifist race was reengineered by the Oallie (as requested by the traeki's Poa patrons) into the conquesting Jophur, except for a fugitive group that hid on the planet Jijo.
  • Tunictguppit
  • Tunnuctyur (ab-Buyur-ul-Glaver)
  • Tuvallians
  • Tymbrimi (absu-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tytlal) - An ally of humanity, these humanoids are have feathery sensory organs that extend from their temples and give them a type of psi-sensitivity.
  • Tytlal (ab-Tymbrimi-absu-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith) Non-Uplifted form known as "noor" on the planet Jijo.
  • Urs
  • Varhisties
  • Vriiilh
  • Wazoon (ab-Synthian)
  • Wortl (ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Thennanin)
  • Xappish (ab-Xatinni)
  • Xatinni (ul-Xappish)
  • Ynnin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
  • Z'Tang
  • Zang (hydrogen breathers, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
  • Zhosh (ul-Qheuens)
  • Zitlths
  • Zugh
  • Zyu8

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The Uplift series
Sundiver (1980) | Startide Rising (1983) | The Uplift War (1987)
Uplift Storm trilogy
Brightness Reef (1995) | Infinity's Shore (1996) | Heaven's Reach (1998)
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