Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer who is now a fulltime writer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jack mcdevitt is currently considered a single author. Jack mcdevitt 1935 in philadelphia, usa ist ein usamerikanischer science fictionautor.
Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading coming home an alex benedict novel book 7. Subterranean press is proud to announce a mammoth 38 stories, over 200,000 words best of volume by sf bestseller jack mcdevitt. The best short fiction of jack mcdevitt jack mcdevitt, author. The long sunset by jack mcdevitt signed first edition book. Jack mcdevitt books for sale use the search engine right, type mcdevitt in the author section. They want to hunt for ufos and aliens, regardless that at this time there have been many faster than light ships out there and not much was found. Five years later, he published his first novel, the hercules text, about the discovery of an intelligently conceived signal whose repercussions threa. This week, we learned jack mcdevitt has the optimism of a. Maleiva iii is a planet that is headed for a catastrophic collision with a huge gas giant named morgans world. Fyodor dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the worlds great authors, and the brothers karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. He has been in the running or won the nebula award over for at least twelve times. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography.
Buy a cheap copy of hello out there book by jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt is a renowned american science fiction novelist, who has written numerous novels over the years. Dick special award and the locus award for best first novel. Jack mcdevitt is an american science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. After a long, long intro and some flashback, where she flirts with one guy who is a.
Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Ships in the night is jack mcdevitts second collection. He has been nominated for a nebula award on sixteen occasions, winning in 2006 for his novel seeker. The first, standard candles, was published in 1996 by tachyon press, a small press from san francisco. Revealing jack mcdevitts latest academy series novel, the. Jack mcdevitt is the author of seven novels and approximately fifty short stories, which have been published in the major science fiction magazines and in several original anthologies. Dick award for his first novel, the hercules text, and the first upc prize for his novella, ships in the night. Of course, when those of you new to mcdevitts stories finish the alex benedict novels, i envy.
The best short fiction of jack mcdevitt jack mcdevitt page 1 of 1 previous next page. In moonfall,mcdevitt has created a disaster thriller of truly epic proportions, featuring a cast of unforgettable characters. And when they finally arrive there are a few surprises in store, like the star is missing. Russ mcdevitt was born in ireland, and as a young man toured australia in a boxing and wrestling troupe for 3 years. Jack mcdevitt born 1935 is a former english teacher, naval officer, philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. His work has been nominated for the hugo and the nebula nine times in the last ten years, and has won the darryl award, the philip k. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Jack mcdevitt has 150 books on goodreads with 160893 ratings.
Most of us are a here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction. It comprises of a total of 7 books, which were released between the years 1989 and 2014. Tepper careful which ones you pick, non series books suggested james white author sector general series of these authors only david brin is. 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. Hello, out there contains the hercules text, winner of the 1986 philip k. Review of the devils eye by jack mcdevitt rhapsody in. To boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn. Priscilla hutchins job is on the line now that the academy may be shut down. 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. There, two spectacular gas giants orbit each other closely, partially sharing the same atmosphere, while a large moon circles. Coming home, the latest in the in alex benedict novel series, comes out on november 4, 2014 from ace books. Author jack mcdevitt bio and signed books vj books. Comet tomiko is large, moving very fastand in only three days time itll smack into the moon.
Jack mcdevitt born 1935 is an awardwinning american science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Deepsix by jack mcdevitt is the second novel in mcdevitts academy series or priscilla hutchens series, whichever you choose to name it. In ask a prophet, we use our alien probes on the brains of scifi, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers. His first novel, the hercules text ace, 1986 was an ace special, and won the philip k.
In 2024, just as the first manned flight to mars is about to be launched, astronomers detect a strange new comet far out in space. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. The followup has now been published by altair australia books, a small press from blackwood, australia. Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction. Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitt s reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction.
Sie werden uber neuerscheinungen informiert, erhalten verbesserte empfehlungen u. 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. Review of the devils eye by jack mcdevitt posted on 03052010 by rhapsodyinbooks in the past i have liked scifi author jack mcdevitt enough to keep on the alert for his new books, but this one was a disappointment. Long sunset, the by jack mcdevitt signed first edition book see all titles by jack mcdevitt.
He later joined the canadian forces as a military policeman, serving with the nato brigade in europe. Jack mcdevitt is one of the top hard science fiction authors of the past 30 years. Jack mcdevitt is the author of moonfall, eternity road, ancient shores, the hercules text, and other sf novels and stories. Dick award, his novella ships in the night won the upc international prize, while he was a finalist for the arthur c. There was a problem adding this item to your basket please try again later. Get the lastest upadates, read jacks blog and order books. Although it was initially written as a standalone novel, the main character of the engines of god, pilot priscilla hutchins, has since appeared in seven more books.
Author jack mcdevitt shoots for the stars with his new novel, the. The alex benedict series is a series of mystery and science fiction books written one of the bestselling authors named jack mcdevitt. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. And he enjoys baffling his readers with enigmas like why, after so many years of listening with no results, would a seti director hear an artificial signal and keep it quiet. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981.
Most of his novels are usually on the theme of xenoarcheology, archeology, and attempts at making contact with aliens. We are told that time seems to pass at a different rate on the. Your results click the show my results button above to calculate your. Its tempting to describe mcdevitt as cozy science fiction. Clarke award finalist and his novel, ancient shores, was a nebula finalist in 1998. Theres a bit of danger, a bit of suspense, but one is fairly certain that everything will work out in the end and the reader will leave the book knowing the solutions to most of the mysteries raised without having to. Buy a cheap copy of ancient shores book by jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography.
From nebula award winner jack mcdevitt comes the eighth installment in the popular the academy seriespriscilla hutch hutchins discovers an interstellar message from a highly advanced race that could be her last chance for a mission before the program is shut down for good. What scifi authors are similar to jack mcdevitt in. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. If you want to know what jack mcdevitt is like really like, down deep and to the bone you could hardly do better than to read a few of his books. Hello out there 9781892065230 by mcdevitt, jack and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Coming home an alex benedict novel book 7 kindle edition by mcdevitt, jack. Big, bustling, mediumfuture global disaster yarn from the author of eternity road 1997. And about the others that may be adrift out there somewhere. He has served as an officer in the navy, taught english and literature and worked as a taxi driver in philadelphia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The best short fiction of jack mcdevitt 1 by mcdevitt, jack isbn. Jack mcdevitts novels and short stories have been nominated and won many awards over the years. All the novels of this series feature the main character in the form of alex benedict.