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Jack mcdevitt is the nebula awardwinning author of the academy series, including the long sunset. The book marked the direction and thematic growth of jack mcdevitt. Get the lastest upadates, read jacks blog and order books. Other scifi novel a standalone story mcdevitt is, wisely, careful not to alienate new readers by giving a little backstory to previously mentioned plot elements from other novels. The alex benedict series in order jack mcdevitt fictiondb. Futuropolis vs interesting times 2003 by darrell schweitzer. Coming home 7 by jack mcdevitt 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay.

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read echo. Heres the cover for jim butchers new dresden files novel battle ground. Jack mcdevitt is one of the top hard science fiction authors of the past 30 years. Jack mcdevitt novels, updated to july, 2019 show list info. Jack mcdevitt is an american author specializing in hard sciencefiction novels. Octavia gone 8 an alex benedict novel mcdevitt, jack on. Author jack mcdevitt shoots for the stars with his new. Coming home jack mcdevitts latest alex benedict novel posted on november 4, 2014 by james floyd kelly 4 comments ask me to create my top 10 favorite scifi writers list and id probably have a difficult time narrowing that list down. Firebird an alex benedict novel 9780441020737 by mcdevitt, jack and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. I know when a new book is out, ill be getting very little sleep. He has been nominated for a nebula award on sixteen occasions, winning in 2006 for his novel seeker 61 users 896 views. Octavia gone book by jack mcdevitt official publisher.

Jack mcdevitt audio books, best sellers, author bio. The complete series list for an alex benedict novel jack mcdevitt. Mcdevitt s first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981. His latest novel, the long sunset, is the eighth book in his academy series featuring priscilla hutch hutchins, the intrepid 23rdcentury. I am a big mcdevitt fan, and have read every novel penned by the author. The new book octavia gone is not in the same universe as the hutch hutchins books. He has been in the running or won the nebula award over for at least twelve times. The triumphant new novel from sf author jack mcdevitt brings together interstellar travel, an 8,000yearold mystery, and a dramatic mission to rescue 3,000 spaceship passengers unaware of their perilous situation. It is the seventh in the alex benedict series, and was released in november 2014.

Clarke award finalist and his novel, ancient shores, was a nebula finalist in 1998. I bought this together with mcdevitts much earlier novel, a talent for war, and his earlier work is enormously better. At this time, our endeavors throughout space have uncovered only one other. Coming home jack mcdevitts latest alex benedict novel. The list does not include his collections of short fiction. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the u. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981. Jack mcdevitt returns to the work of alex benedict and chase kolpath for the devils eye, the fourth outing for the antiquities dealer and his boswell and pilot. Omega the academy seriespriscilla hutchins novel book 4. Browse jack mcdevitts bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Firebird by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt. Author jack mcdevitt shoots for the stars with his new novel, the. Once again author mcdevitt has described priscilla hutchins as the chief protagonist in the middle of a mysterious space mission. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.

Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. In the best sf style, mcdevitt just keeps asking question after question after question, and the answers get bigger and bigger and bigger. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. You cant help but be captivated by shel and daves excellent adventure. A new alex benedict novel from a master of describing otherworldly grandeur. Jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god goodreads. Jack mcdevitt born april 14, 1935 is an american science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil. Seeker of the alex benedict series is another very popular sci fi novel by jack mcdevitt. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues on distant planets in the. The best short fiction of jack mcdevitt san francisco, california. There are macguffins in a lot of science fiction novels, too, and in jack mcdevitts latest novel, echo, the macguffin is a stone tablet engraved with indecipherable characters, found abandoned in a yard on a humancolonized planet thousands of years in the future.

From nebula awardwinning author jack mcdevitt comes the eighth installment of the alex benedict series featuring gabe triumphantly reuniting with alex and chase to retrieve a possible alien artifactwhich may lead them to solve the greatest archaeological mystery of their careers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a. For nearly four decades, nebula awardwinning author jack mcdevitt has been delivering asteroidsolid scifi novels of exceptional imagination and realism for loyal fans around the globe the georgiabased former naval officer has produced more than 23 novels since his debut back in 1980, and since then hes been nominated for 16 nebula awards, a remarkable percentage, and more than any. Dick award, his novella ships in the night won the upc international prize, while he was a finalist for the arthur c. A firstrate work by one of the true masters of the genre. Newscovers jackmcdevitt jack mcdevitt science fiction. This installment is the third book based on the two protagonists, alex and chase, from a talent for war, my personal favorite and the first book in. Coming home was nominated for the 2014 nebula award for best novel. Coming home is a science fiction novel by american writer jack mcdevitt. From nebula award winner jack mcdevitt comes the want to read. Jack mcdevitt is a former english teacher, naval officer, philadelphia taxi driver.

Jacks first novel, the hercules text, appeared in 1986 as an ace special, putting him in the august company of such luminaries as william gibson, kim stanley robinson, and lucius shepard. His first novel, the hercules text, was published in the celebrated ace. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. The continuous beats of a pulsar have become odd, irregularartificial. 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.

Firebird the newest alex benedict novel by jack mcdevitt is a terrific read full of exciting scientific revelations, social intrigues, and fascinating looks into the past from the historical perspective of a man with a talent for finding valuable objects and dangerous answers. Jack mcdevitt hits a home run with this witty, charming, yearning novel that puts a new twist on time travel. Ace books, 2012 with mike resnick story first appeared in lightspeed june 2010 by mcdevitt alone. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. Revealing jack mcdevitts latest academy series novel, the. Jack mcdevitt, master storyteller, writes scifi mysteries ranging from space opera to time travel. Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. Seeker is a solid novel in the same cut as his other previous works. The first priscilla hutchins novel from jack mcdevitt, hailed by stephen king as the logical heir to isaac asimov and arthur c. Dick award for his first novel, the hercules text, and the first upc prize for his novella, ships in the night. From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent.

A really firstrate book, despite the terrible cover art. 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. Jack mcdevitt born 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 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Rather than focus on lost artifacts, the devils eye drops the characters into a missing persons case which turns out to have much broader ramifications than either chase or alex could have ever anticipated when the became involved in. Its the 8th book in the separate alex benedict universe. Two interstellar travelers find an ancient ceramic cup that they believe was on the seeker. An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues on distant planets in the galaxy. It was published in the year 2002 by the ace paperback publication. The classic firstcontact science fiction novel that launched the career of jack mcdevitt, the national bestselling author of coming homenow revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword.