The Hoon are a fictional extraterrestrial race from David Brin's Uplift Universe. Hoon are bipedal omnivores with pale scaly skin and woolly white leg fur. Their spines are massive, hollow structures that form part of their circulatory system.

The Uplift Universe is a fictional universe created by American science fiction writer David Brin. A central feature in this universe is the process of biological uplift. His books which take place in this universe are:

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.

The Hoon are large and vaguely humanoid, with characteristics of both reptiles and mammals; on Jijo they have developed a profound fondness for boating which is implied to be a deep-seated instinct, forgotten by their Galactic cousins.

The Uplift Storm trilogy, also called The Uplift Trilogy is a series of novels set in David Brin's Uplift Universe. [1] The entire trilogy is one long tale, with no gaps in the timeline between volumes. The three novels are: Brightness Reef (1995) Infinity's Shore (1996) Heaven's Reach (1998)

Jun 25, 2002 · From biological and psychological descriptions of aliens (the Thennanin have "gill-like breathing slits," the Hoon are "stodgy pencil-pushers") to clan alliances and the 12 official languages of Galactic society, this volume overflows with Uplift information, not to mention humor and imagination.

GURPS Uplift is an RPG worldbook for the GURPS system based on David Brin's Uplift Universe, written by Stefan Jones and published by Steve Jackson Games. The original worldbook was published in 1990; a second edition, updated to include characters, locations, and other elements of …

Hoon is an Australian and New Zealand derogatory term for people who engage in anti-social behaviours. Hoon may also refer to: Hoon, Derbyshire, England; Hoon, Iran, village in Hormozgan Province, Iran; Hun (instrument), traditional Korean wind instrument

Hoon (ab-Guthatsa-ul-Rousit) The Hoon are a fictional extraterrestrial race from David Brin 's Uplift Universe. General Information. Hoon are bipedal omnivores with pale scaly skin and woolly white leg fur. Their spines are massive, hollow structures that form part of their circulatory system.