The Brin trilogy is science fiction with a classic smell: thriller, love stories, cyberpunk plots with artificial intelligences, virtual worlds, neural links and all-powerful corporations. Brin is the virtual world that connects and drives the whole story, and the reason the three books belong together.

The three books

1. 11.4 light dreams

A creator of vivid dreams, a Paris that sells everything and a generational ship leaving for Procyon, 11.4 light years away. The book that starts it all. Read more about 11.4 light dreams.

2. Brin’s black tears

Can an artificial intelligence love? Three love stories, three worlds and a spy who knows everything except what is about to happen to her. Works on its own, hits harder if you read the first. Read more about Brin’s black tears.

3. Children of Brin

A boy raised by an AI inside a virtual world, a galaxy that outlawed free will and a rebellion that starts with one decision. The closing book of the saga. Read more about Children of Brin.

Would you give up everything for love?

In the 23rd century, Paris has become a colossal megacity where sunlight barely reaches the masses surviving on level zero. Ariel de Santos, a once-renowned artist in decline, is drowning in debt and chased by his own past. Joanne, his muse, brings him the Veluss Project: a mission that promises a new world. To reach it they must pass tests only a few survive. And Brin, the virtual world built by his friend, is far more than entertainment.

Where to start

Begin with the first book and follow the order. Each one can be read alone, but the saga is designed to be walked from the beginning.

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