Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the. Many of the novels that followed his first focused on humans making first contact. The engines of god book king county library system. No one writing today is better than mcdevitt at combining galaxyspanning adventure with the genuine novel of ideas wa. 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. Until i found out they are reading the engines of god. Review of the engines of god by jack mcdevitt sffaudio. The mystery book club meets monthly at the brunswick library in south georgia. Engines of god ebook by jack mcdevitt rakuten kobo. Clarkes rendezvous with rama has the discovery of artifacts of alien intelligence been treated so skillfully. The engines of god is very unique for a scifi book. The engines of god academy book 1 by jack mcdevitt, 9781472203199, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Engines of god is ultimately a satisfying adventure which introduces us to a universe that he went on to write other novels about and which i will be seeking out.
Mcdevitts second sequence the academypriscilla hutchins series comprising the engines of god 1994, deepsix 2001, chindi 2002, omega 2003, which won a john w campbell memorial award, odyssey 2006, cauldron 2007, starhawk 20 and the long sunset 2018 is perhaps rather more easy on the reader during the movement of its. But as for eternity road, imho, is an excellent work of sciencefiction, and one of my favorite works in one of my favorite genres. Jack mcdevitt is a very consistent writer and i believe that if you like one of his books, you will like them all. Dick award for his first novel, the hercules text, and the first upc prize for his novella, ships in the night. The first priscilla hutchins novel from jack mcdevitt, hailed by stephen king as the logical heir to isaac asimov and arthur c. In the engines of god, jack mcdevitt weaves together a series of familiar science fiction motifs to create a mystery novel on a grand scale.
Twentythird century interstellar archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on several planets, searching for clues. Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. 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. Baltimore sun mcdevitt gives us interstellar archeology rendered with mystery, deftly turned ideas, echoing. Its originally a scottish poem written by robert burns in 1788.
Despite a fairly rushed and anticlimactic finale, the engines of god is a splendid exercise in senseofwonder adventure storytelling. Newscovers jackmcdevitt jack mcdevitt science fiction. Jack mcdevitt, master storyteller, writes scifi mysteries ranging from space opera to time travel. I didnt even realise there was a series involved until it was hinted at towards the end of the book, and looked into it after. Instead it focuses more on the soft science of archaeology. I have since read the engines of god, and am currently in the process of reading ancient shores. 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. Clarkes classic rendezvous with rama, the story of a vast alien spacecraft that enters our solar system that enters our solar system, providing astronaughts with a brief glipse of otherworldly splendor before departing, mcdevitts. Read the engines of god academy book 1 academy book 1 by jack mcdevitt available from rakuten kobo. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. Jack mcdevitt is an american author of science fiction, best known for his six book series that began with the engines of god and features the pilot priscilla hutchins.
An informal poll indicates that, for most people, the most moving piece of music associated with the holidays is auld lang syne. Now, as fasterthanlight drive opens the stars to exploration, humans are finding other relics of the race they call the. A group of twentythirdcentury scientists excavate and study extinct civilizations on planets in extremely distant solar systems. The first priscilla hutchins novel from jack mcdevitt, hailed by stephen king as the logical heir to isaac asimov and a.
In the far reaches of the solar system, the human race made its most staggering discoverya colossal statue of an alien creature. Looking askance won the modernist studies association book prize in 2005. Hpb marketplace hpb marketplace 150 million new, used, and rare books, music, and movies. Jack mcdevitt has 151 books on goodreads with 161266 ratings. Fyodor dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the worlds great authors, and the brothers karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. I was surprised to receive an invitation to attend. The engines of god, by jack mcdevitt, is a powerful and fascinating science fiction novel by the campbell award and nebula award winning science fiction writer and one of my favorite authors. The engines of god by jack mcdevitt and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The engines of god book by jack mcdevitt 6 available. But now, after two hundred years of speculation, the dying planet earth must prepare for the truth.
Xenoarchaeologists, and interstellar pilot priscilla hutchins, attempt to unravel the mysteries surrounding tremendous monuments left near several habitable worlds in the solar neighborhood. Teams of linguists, historians, and engineers are excavating ruins on a number of planets in search of clues about the monumentmakers, whose civilization was leaving its mark on distant worlds when our ancestors were inventing the wheel. Humanity has found a statue which resembles the overlords from childhoods end on iapetus where the monolith was found in the novel 2001. Now, as fasterthanlight drive opens the stars to exploration, humans are finding other relics of the race they call the monumentmakers. Clarke award finalist and his novel, ancient shores, was a nebula finalist in 1998. Coming from a planet whose population has outgrown its resources. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone. I enjoyed the book, especially the mystery involved with the universe, and the climactic ending. If you are going to read this series, i would suggest you try to keep them in sequence.
An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues on distant planets in the galaxy. The engines of god ebook king county library system. The engines of god 1994, deepsix 2001, chindi 2002, omega 2003, odyssey 2006, cauldron 2007. The engines of god has 6 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The science element is very subtle, mostly limited to the ethical questions raised by the possibility of finding earthlike planets in other systems. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. The engines of god is a science fiction novel by american author jack mcdevitt. Similar to the hercules text, many of the novels are about the discovery of an intelligent species that has been communicating with the earth through a yet to be decoded signal. Engines of god the academy seriespriscilla hutchins. Jack mcdevitts novel the engines of god opens with a tribute to arthur c. Mcdevitt tells a very good mystery that gives answers to some questions and leaves others to the readers speculation. I recently finished the engines of god which ive been meaning to get since i decided to read sci fi at least a decade ago. Read engines of god by jack mcdevitt available from rakuten kobo.
Jack mcdevitt books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Jack mcdevitt has a welldeserved reputation for writing beautifully extrapolated interplanetary and interstellar narratives, but he can do nigh on to anything. The book marked the direction and thematic growth of jack mcdevitt. The engines of god academy book 1 by jack mcdevitt. In the early years of the 23rd century, archaeology has expanded to the stars. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer who is now a fulltime writer. Eternity road was my first contact with jack mcdevitts work, i was everafter hooked. Two hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery in the far reaches of the solar system. Combining familiar tropes of deep space exploration and alien contact with the alwaysreliable standby of ancient mysteries and lost civilizations, the everlikable jack mcdevitt has created the kind of exciting pageturner that, most of the time, is just.
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