Order of jack mcdevitt books jack mcdevitt is an american science fiction author best known as the author and creator of the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Discover book depositorys huge selection of jack mcdevitt books online. Jack mcdevitt, master storyteller, writes scifi mysteries ranging from space opera to time travel. It comprises of a total of 7 books, which were released between the years 1989 and 2014. Mar 12, 2020 with polaris, multiple nebula awardnominee jack mcdevitt reacquainted readers with alex benedict, his hero from a talent for war. See the complete alex benedict series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The alex benedict series is a series of mystery and science fiction books written one of the bestselling authors named jack mcdevitt. Written by american science fiction author jack mcdevitt, this series set in a distant.
Seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 and millions of other books are. Although it is the third book in jack mcdevitt s alex benedict series, these books can be read completely independent of each other. Although it is the third book in jack mcdevitts alex benedict series, these books can be read completely independent of each other. Another farfuture adventure for obsessive relic locatordealer alex benedict and his gorgeous pilotassistant, chase kolpath polaris, 2004, etc. Ive only read a few of mcdevitts books, and while ive loved some, i cant seem.
Theres no one feature that stands out, but the blending of attitude, plot, investigation, and set pieces is a cut above the previous two books. With polaris, multiple nebula awardnominee jack mcdevitt reacquainted readers with alex benedict, his hero from a talent for war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. However, once the story hits its stride, i think this book becomes the. Seeker is actually the third book in jack mcdevitts 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 where my attention landed. Alex and chase follow a deadly trail to the seeker. Buy seeker alex benedict book 3 by mcdevitt, jack from amazons fiction books store. 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.
Ideas abound in mcdevitts classy riff on the familiar lostspacecolony theme. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading seeker an alex benedict novel book 3. Seeker alex benedict by jack mcdevitt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I had enjoyed jack mcdevitts 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. Seeker is a solid novel in the same cut as his other previous works. Seeker of the alex benedict series is another very popular sci fi novel by jack mcdevitt. Seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 kindle edition by jack mcdevitt. Seeker is actually the third book in jack mcdevitts alex benedict series, but i.
Jack mcdevitt he is the author of the alex benedict novels including firebird and the priscilla hutch hutchins series of books sometimes referred to as the academy series. Thousands of years after the unsolved disappearance of an entire colony, antiquities dealer alex benedict stumbles upon a cup that appears to be from the seeker, one of the colonys original ships, and, while attempting to estable the artifacts provenance, follows a trail that leads to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Just what is it about mcdevitt that makes his books so hard to put down once you get started on one. Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction. However, once the story hits its stride, i think this book becomes the most effective alex benedict story to date. Alex is a dealer in antiquities out on rimway, at the edge of humaninhabited space hes emphatically not an archaeologist, which regularly gets him sneered at by the. He is a good writer, but not outstanding by any means. Alex and chase follow a deadly trail to the seeker strangely adrift in a. In 2688, interstellar transports seeker and bremerhaven left a theocratic orwellian earth to found a dictatorfree.
Two interstellar travelers find an ancient ceramic cup that they believe was on the seeker. Fyodor dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the worlds great authors, and the brothers karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer. Mcdevitt is, generally, one of our more reliable sf authors, and his farfuture alex benedict series is some of his best work. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a talent for war. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone. Hello, out there contains the hercules text, winner of the 1986 philip k. Jack mcdevitt s 1990s masterwork, a talent for war, has featured in my top 10 list of scifi novels.
Alex and chase follow a deadly trail to the seeker strangely adrift in a system barren of habitable worlds. Buy seeker alex benedict book 3 by jack mcdevitt from waterstones today. Im indebted to michael shara of the american museum of natural history, to david degraff of alfred university, and to walter cuirle, for advice and technical assistance. His novel seeker won the 2006 nebula award for best novel. While slightly annoying, this is, ive decided, a strength of mcdevitts writing since it shows the depth of his created worlds. Seeker is a 2005 science fiction novel by american writer jack mcdevitt. Seeker ebook by jack mcdevitt 9781101208427 rakuten kobo. Jack mcdevitt is an american science fiction author best known as the author and creator of the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in 2006 for seeker. Jack mcdevitt books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.
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 where my attention landed. Mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in 2006 for seeker. 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. Buy seeker alex benedict paperback softback by mcdevitt, jack isbn. To jerry oltion, for reading and commenting on an early version of the manuscript. Jack mcdevitts 1990s masterwork, a talent for war, has featured in my top 10 list of scifi novels. The book follows the same mysteryadventure template mc devitt fans enjoy and find in much of his work. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The alex benedict book series by jack mcdevitt includes books a talent for war, polaris, seeker, and several more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read seeker.
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. Thousands of years after an entire colony mysteriously disappears, antiquities dealer alex benedict comes into possession of a cup that seems to be from the seeker. Seeker won a nebula in 2007 even though it was published in 2005 so it seemed like a good place to start. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. As with polaris, seeker mentions the previous books in the series and. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Ideas abound in mcdevitt s classy riff on the familiar lostspacecolony theme. Seeker an alex benedict novel book 3 kindle edition by mcdevitt, jack. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. Seeker starts as another fairly predictable entry in the series.
When alex benedict, interstellar dealer of antiquities, examines a seemingly unremarkable artefact, he is convinced it is from the infamous seeker a transport ship which fled the. With polaris, multiple nebula awardnominee jack mcdevitt reacquainted readers. Thousands of years after an entire colony mysteriously disappears, antiquities dealer alex benedict comes into possession of a cup that seems to be from the seeker, one of the. All the novels of this series feature the main character in the form of alex benedict. Eleven of his novels have been nebula finalists, and seeker won the award in 2007. Mcdevitt s first published story was the emerson effect in the. The first book is written from benedicts point of view. Other nominees for best novel were the home by scott nicholson pinnacle books, shadow of the giant by orson scott card tor, and war surf. Seeker by mcdevitt, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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 the series. Jun 20, 20 jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer. Alex and his assistant, chase kolpath, return to investigate the provenance of the cup. Seeker book by jack mcdevitt half price books marketplace. The nebulaaward winning novel from the multiaward winning sf master jack mcdevitt.
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