A sci-fi favorite with heavy environmental overtones. It boggles my mind this wasn't more popular; I dip back into it every few years, as the Web continues to eat pop culture, and am impressed by how much Brin got right, even if some of the itty-bitty details aren't spot-on.

Thankfully, Kevin Costner's already botched one Brin novel, and it wasn't this one; here's hoping he won't try another.