Seeker
Novel · 2005
Nebula winner
In the far future when space travel is comm0nplace, antiquities dealers Alex and Chase find/sell artifacts, come across a cup from Seeker, a huge spaceship that left Earth 9,000 yrs earlier.
AUTHOR
Jack McDevitt: award-winning science fiction books
Jack McDevitt has 14 science fiction books recognized by the Nebula, Hugo and Arthur C. Clarke Awards, including 1 winner.
Award wins
Time Travelers Never Die
Novella · 1995
Hugo recognitionNebula recognition
Shel and his friend Dave journey through time in search of Shel's missing physicist-father, but make a devastating discovery that changes their lives forever when Shel violates their agreement not to visit the future.
The Engines of God
Novel · 1994
Clarke recognition
The Engines of God is a science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt, published in 1994.
Ancient Shores
Novel · 1996
Nebula recognition
It turned up in a North Dakota wheat field: a triangle, like a shark's fin, sticking up from the black loam. Tom Lasker did what any farmer would have done. He dug it up.
Moonfall
Novel · 1999
Nebula recognition
It's the 21st century, and all is right with the world. Or so it seems.Vice President Charlie Haskell, who will travel anywhere for a photo op, is about to cut the ribbon for the just-completed American Moonbase.
Infinity Beach
Novel · 2000
Nebula recognition
When "something" is brought back from a space exploration expedition, "something" now threatens them all. A gripping "first contact" thriller from one of science fiction's brightest talents, the acclaimed author of "Moonfall" and "Ancient Shores."
Chindi
Novel · 2002
Nebula recognition
The universe has been explored--and humanity has all but given up on finding other intelligent life. Then an alien satellite orbiting a distant star sends out an unreadable signal. Is it the final programmed gasp of an ancient, long-dead race?
Omega
Novel · 2004
Nebula recognition
Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. 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.
Polaris
Novel · 2004
Nebula recognition
Polaris is a science fiction mystery novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is the second book of his Alex Benedict series. Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his employee, Chase Kolpath, become involved in a mystery involving the disappearance of the passengers and crew of an interstellar yacht from 60 years earlier.
Odyssey
Novel · 2006
Nebula recognition
Odyssey is a 2006 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is set in the 23rd century and "explores the immorality of big business and the short-sightedness of the American government in minimizing support for space travel." Odyssey was nominated for a 2007 Nebula Award.
Cauldron
Novel · 2007
Nebula recognition
The year is 2255. The academy that trained the starfarers is long gone and veteran star pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins spends her retirement supporting fund-raising efforts for The Prometheus Foundation, a privately funded organization devoted to deep space exploration.But when a young physicist unveils an…
Echo
Novel · 2010
Nebula recognition
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.
Firebird
Novel · 2011
Nebula recognition
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 unknown puts Benedict and Kolpath in danger.
Coming Home
Novel · 2014
Nebula recognition
Coming Home is a science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is the seventh in the Alex Benedict series, and was released in November 2014. Coming Home was nominated for the 2014 Nebula award for best novel.
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