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Mcdevitt, Jack

Mcdevitt, Jack

Author Biography & Works

Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author born in 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his works in the space opera subgenre, and his focus on realistic and plausible scientific concepts.McDevitt's most notable works include the "Alex Benedict" series, which follows the adventures of an antiquities dealer in the distant future, and the "Priscilla Hutchins" series, which follows the exploits of a starship pilot.McDevitt's writing is known for its strong character development, scientific accuracy, and emphasis on exploring the unknown. He has won several awards for his writing, including the Nebula Award for "Seeker" in 2006, and the Robert A. Heinlein Award in 2015 for his outstanding body of work in science fiction.In addition to his writing, McDevitt has also worked as a naval officer and a teacher. He continues to write and publish new novels and stories, and his works are enjoyed by fans of science fiction around the world.

Books by Mcdevitt, Jack

Seeker (2007)

Seeker (2007)

Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his pilot Chase Kolpath come across a cup with ancient markings that appears to have come from the Seeker, a colony ship that left Earth...

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The Hercules Text

The Hercules Text

The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been underway for over five decades now. (For real, that is!) Somewhere out there, we thinkhope? fear?there may be life forms, alien but...

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A Talent For War

A Talent For War

Jack McDevitt’s wonderful science fiction mystery rides the line that defines Military Science Fiction very tight. The story, about Alex Benedict’s search for the nature of his uncle’s secret, takes...

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Polaris

Polaris

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The Devil's Eye

The Devil's Eye

Nebula Award winner Jack McDevitt is "the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke" (Stephen King).Interstellar antiquities dealer Alex Benedict receives a cryptic message asking for help from...

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Echo

Echo

After 8000 years of star travel, humanity has found only one alien species. Alex Benedict may be on the path to finding another one, but an assassin has other ideas.

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Firebird

Firebird

Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath discover that a missing renowned physicist had several interstellar yachts flown far outside the planetary system where they vanished. Following the physicist's trail into the...

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Coming Home

Coming Home

An antiquities dealer travels to Earth to search for an artifact of the early space age and to search for an interstellar transport that vanished 11 years prior.

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Moonfall

Moonfall

One of the things we see time and again on this list is that the Moon is very often presented as a threat, whether it's the threat of invasion in...

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