This is a stand alone book written by jack mcdevitt. Some of you might be fans of jack mcdevitt thru reading his novels, several of which have sold well and are currently in print. Seeker by jack mcdevitt abebooks passion for books. Seeker thousands of years after an entire colony mysteriously disappears, antiquities dealer alex benedict comes into possession of a cup that.
Jack mcdevitt jack mcdevitt used books, rare books and new books. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. Friends may call at everlywheatley funeral home, 1500 w. I love this book when i was a teenager this was the first mcdevitt book i had ever read and have since read everything he has ever published. Jack mcdevitt is one of the top hard science fiction authors of the past 30 years.
Decades ago, survey ship hunter suffered engine problems and returned early to planet greenway. These visionary stories explore prediction science, quantum computing, realtime translation, machine learning, and much more. Teams of linguists, historians, and engineers are excavating ruins on a number of planets in search of clues about the monumentmakers, whose civilization was leaving its mark on distant worlds when our ancestors were inventing the wheel. Author jack mcdevitt bio and signed books vj books.
Another farfuture adventure for obsessive relic locatordealer alex benedict and his. Priscilla hutchins job is on the line now that the academy may be shut down. In 2688, interstellar transports seeker and bremerhaven left a theocratic orwellian earth to found a dictatorfree. I read the first few chapters and just couldnt get into it so i put it away. In the early years of the 23rd century, archaeology has expanded to the stars. By retracing the route of these longforgotten space explorers, they begin to get an idea of where the seeker was found. In this followup novel, which completely stands on its own, as all of mcdevitt s works do, chase kolpath and her boss. Buy a cheap copy of ancient shores book by jack mcdevitt. Another farfuture adventure for obsessive relic locatordealer alex benedict and his gorgeous pilotassistant, chase kolpath polaris, 2004, etc. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. He is also the coauthor of the cassandra project with mike resnick. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading firebird an alex benedict novel book 6.
Jack mcdevitt is currently considered a single author. Alex mcdevitt phone, address, background info whitepages. Again, one thinks of asimovs caves of steel and the naked sun, two simple mysteries that fit into a vast universe of empire and foundation novels. His first novel, the hercules text, was published in the celebrated ace specials series and won the philip k. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer. Jack mcdevitts alex benedict series alan j chicks pages. Two interstellar travelers find an ancient ceramic cup that they believe was on the seeker. Seeker is the third alex benedict novel, but i get the sense that this series is mostly episodic. In jack mcdevitt s new story, seeker, we have another classic mystery. When jack mcdevitt wrote polaris, he found a mixture of space opera and mystery which worked extremely well for him.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seeker an alex benedict novel book 3. Seeker mcdevitt novel, a science fiction novel by jack mcdevitt. The sequence which evolved from this tale the alex benedict series. He later joined the canadian forces as a military policeman, serving with the nato brigade in europe. The national bestselling author brings back the want to read.
This article about a 1990s science fiction novel is a stub. Jack mcdevitt is the nebula awardwinning author of the academy series, including the long sunset. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Jack mcdevitt s pulsepounding deepspace science fiction adventure featuring protagonist priscilla hutch hutchins previously encountered in omega, chindi, deepsix, et al. In jack mcdevitts new story, seeker, we have another classic mystery. Ancient shores is a great read for both adults and young readers. Start reading seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 on your kindle in under a minute. Her boss, antiquities dealer alex benedict, plays the role of the brain. It tells me that mcdevitt or more probably his editor, didnt think that this was a serious piece of literature, aspiring to win the nobel literature award or even the hugo. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. His work has been on the final ballot for the nebula awards for 12 of the past years.
Campbell award, and was nominated for the nebula award in 2004 the mystery surrounding the destructive omega clouds which are introduced in the engines of god is left unexplored until omega plot summary. This is not the place to start for multiple reasons that ill mention below. Sister of joanne clark calvert bill, jane clark mcdevitt gary and the late john c. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt goodreads share book. Jack mcdevitt is a former english teacher, naval officer, philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn the truth about moonriders, the strange lights supposedly being seen in nearby systems. Seeker by jack mcdevitt abebooks shop for books, art. The real problem has to do with the inability by people to admit that a position theyve held a long time might be wrong. Ok, some of the latter were written specifically for the book, and have not appeared in print elsewhere. Original science fiction stories inspired by microsoft is an anthology of short stories written by some of todays greatest science fiction authors. This sf mysterys smooth and exciting surface makes it difficult to appreciate how exceptionally good it is at combining action and ideas. Jack mcdevitt has 150 books on goodreads with 160601 ratings.
Seeker alex benedict by jack mcdevitt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He has won multiple awards including the international upc science fiction award for ships in the night, a nebula for seeker, a campbell award for omega, and the robert heinlein lifetime achievement award. Those who are looking for a lot of science may be disappointed, but those who are looking for a good mystery will be thrilled. Seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 kindle edition by jack mcdevitt. Buy this book this sf mysterys smooth and exciting surface makes it difficult to appreciate how exceptionally good it is at. Join facebook to connect with jack mcdevitt and others you may know. In this followup novel, which completely stands on its own, as all of mcdevitt s works do, chase kolpath and her boss, antiquities dealer alex benedict, are trying to. Recently, i received an invitation to attend a local book club, and jane eyre was the book of. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. If you go to the jack mcdevitt website he explains the town which. Jul 19, 2017 were excited to share the cover for the long sunset, the 8th book in jack mcdevitts academy series. Something very strange has turned up in tom laskers wheat field.
The subtitle on this, my first book by mcdevitt is its time to panic. Audio versions of seeker and the devils eye are coming. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer of novels, including the alex benedict series coming home, firebird and the priscilla hutchins series. Chindi by jack mcdevitt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Cauldron is the sixth and apparently final book in the the academy or priscilla hutchins series. Records indicate that they succeeded, as the seeker made several voyages, but they kept the location of their colony world a secret. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, pauline, and five sons, jack jr. Ideas abound in mcdevitt s classy riff on the familiar lostspacecolony theme. He had been brought back by skimmer to his home on virginia island by his friend and pilot. Russ mcdevitt was born in ireland, and as a young man toured australia in a boxing and wrestling troupe for 3 years.
After decades of political shortsightedness and overall disregard concerning the interstellar space program namely. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Its the apparent culmination of the ongoing plot about the omega clouds, which started with the first book, the engines of god. Jack mcdevitt born 1935 is a former english teacher, naval officer, philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. Buy this book early in the next century, outside a north dakota. Ancient shores ancient shores at worlds without end this north dakotarelated article is a stub. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the u. Eleven of his novels have been nebula finalists, and seeker won the. With insight, and some luck vague, alex and chase discover who brought this cup back. Coming from a planet whose population has outgrown its resources, these. In precivil war virginia, people who are white, whatever their degree of.
Jack mcdevitt born april 14, 1935 is an american science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Jack mcdevitt delivers worthy sequel with thunderbird geekdad. How does it happen that the most intractable types always rise to the top. They have also lived in chesapeake, va and virginia beach, va. As with seeker, i found myself typically finishing mcdevitts books in one or two. Mcdevitt, jack pointer infinity beach aliencontactmurder mystery from the everreliable author of moonfall 1998, etc. I had enjoyed jack mcdevitt s short fiction back in the days when i was an avid reader of isaac asimovs sf magazine but had not read any of his novels until now. Jack mcdevitt brings back the daring alex benedict from a talent for war, thrusting him. Omega is a book by jack mcdevitt that won the john w. When he wrote seeker, he used the same mixture and demonstrated that the success of polaris was not a fluke. Were looking for a longlost treasure, and the longsuffering chase is the legman woman, actually. Seeker is actually the third book in jack mcdevitt s alex benedict series, but i picked up a talent for war book 1 some time ago and couldnt build any interest before putting it down and my library didnt have polaris book 2, so when the urge took me to give mcdevitt another shot, seeker is. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Seeker nicholson novel, a fantasy novel written by william nicholson.
Seeker won a nebula in 2007 even though it was published in 2005 so it seemed like a good place to start. Seeker is a treasurehunt detective story set in a starspanning farfuture human civilization. A world of humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an omega cloud, mysterious clouds of energy floating in space which. Share jack mcdevitt quotations about evidence, decisions and running. Seeker is a 2005 science fiction novel by american writer jack mcdevitt. Select this result to view alex mcdevitts phone number, address, and more.
Jack mcdevitt succeeds in this regard, and so joins isaac asimov as a master of the genre. Seeker at worlds without end this article about a 2000s science fiction novel is a stub. After a string of welldeveloped space operas, mcdevit. I dont know about you, but a subtitle like that tells me a lot about what to expect from a book. I havent read anything by mcdevitt before, but i dont believe that any prior reading is required to enjoy seeker. Polaris is a mystery story first, and a science fiction story second.
Chances are that many fewer will have read the short stories and commentaries in outbound. Ive read most of jack mcdevitt s work, and this is one of my favorites, second only to a talent for war, which has to be mcdevitt s best novel. Judy felt obituary alexandria, va the washington post. Oct 28, 2014 jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer of novels, including the alex benedict series coming home, firebird and the priscilla hutchins series. Revealing jack mcdevitts latest academy series novel, the. Firebird an alex benedict novel book 6 kindle edition. Jack s novel seeker won a nebula award, and he is a multiple nebula award finalist. The second best result is alex mcdevitt age 20s in wasilla, ak.
Other books in the alex benedict series have alex and chase. Seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 and millions of other books are available for instant access. Hundreds of years hence, humans have colonized remote planets, but no alien lifeforms have ever been encountered. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The devils eye, an alex benedict mystery, will be out toward the end of this year. Alex is related to jessica mcdevitt and coreen c mcdevitt as well as 3 additional people. Dec 01, 2015 jack mcdevitt delivers worthy sequel with thunderbird posted on december 1, 2015 by james floyd kelly 4 comments ive said it before, and ill say it again if youre a science fiction fan and youre not reading jack mcdevitt, youre missing out. Armor up for a metalpounding feast of action, adventure and amazing speculation by topnotch writers including nebulaaward winner jack mcdevitt, sean williams, dan abnet, simon green, and jack campbell on a future warrior that might very well be j. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. The first book in the series is narrated by alex, the others by chase.
Jack mcdevitt s moonfall, first published in 1998, takes place in the mid2020s, when earthlings have an active space program and have just finished construction of a large moonbase that is being officially opened with the participation of dignitaries from many countries. Polaris is a sequel to a talent for war, though both books can stand alone. He has been nominated for a nebula award on sixteen occasions, winning in 2006 for his novel seeker. Seeker of the alex benedict series is another very popular sci fi novel by jack mcdevitt.
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