Buy polaris alex benedict book 2 by mcdevitt, jack from amazons fiction books store. Jack mcdevitt succeeds in this regard, and so joins isaac asimov as a master of the genre. Jack mcdevitt s gripping sf adventure polaris once again proves this nebulaaward winning author to be a master of the genre. Dick award for his first novel, the hercules text, and the first upc prize for his novella, ships in the night. Now, to mark the anniversary of the disappearance, there is to be an auction of what was left behind on the ship. The basic premise is set up in a prologue which describes the final known moments of the starship polaris. Polaris alex benedict book 2 by jack mcdevitt books. Polaris ebook by jack mcdevitt 9781101208311 rakuten kobo. Mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in.
All the novels of this series feature the main character in the form of alex benedict. Jack mcdevitt is the author of moonfall, eternity road, ancient shores, the hercules text, and other sf novels and stories. As with seeker, i found myself typically finishing mcdevitts books in one or two. Stellar plotting, engaging characters, and a mastery of storytelling library journal the luxury space yacht polaris carried. 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. Jack mcdevitts latest novel, polaris, is the story of a futuristic flying dutchman. Another space mystery for antiquarian sleuths to resolve chindi, 2002, etc. 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. Descargar polaris jack mcdevitt en pdf libros geniales.
Polaris was published in 2004 by ace books, of new york. Mcdevitt does a decent job with both of these topics and the pacing and climax are still welldone and compelling, but polaris didnt make me think. Sixty years ago, the polaris was taking a group of wellknown. Polaris is second of jack mcdevitts series of novels about alex benedict and. Mcdevitt s first published story was the emerson effect in the. Space yacht polaris, with a small, select group of celebrities aboard, observed the spectacle of an ordinary sun being ripped apart by a superdense neutron star. Jack mcdevitt is a renowned american science fiction novelist, who has written numerous novels over the years. Polaris sixty years after the disappearance of the wealthy passengers and crew of the luxury space yacht polaris, found empty and adrift in. With polaris, multiple nebula awardnominee jack mcdevitt reacquainted readers with alex benedict, his hero from a talent for war. Nov 01, 2004 polaris is second of jack mcdevitt s series of novels about alex benedict and chase kolpath and it is probably the best of the group. Jack mcdevitts novels and short stories have been nominated and won many awards over the years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading polaris an alex benedict novel book 2. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer who is now a fulltime writer. There are a few references to the events of a talent for war, but no direct spoilers that i can recall and nothing critical to the plot polaris very much follows the model of a talent for war, but this time the focus is on a specific incident rather than a person.
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. Polaris book by jack mcdevitt half price books marketplace. His work has been nominated for the hugo and the nebula eight times in the last nine years, and has won the darryl award, the philip k. Alex and chase follow a deadly trail to the seeker strangely adrift in a system barren of habitable worlds. Polaris is partly about overpopulation politics and partly about the mechanics of celebrity and the artifact trade.
This is a series of novels that need not be read in order, as there is no real development from one to the next. Stellar plotting, engaging characters, and a mastery of storytelling library journal the luxury space yacht polaris carried an elite group of the wealthy and curious. Polaris jack mcdevitt brings back the daring alex benedict from a talent for war, thrusting him into a farfuture tale of mystery and suspense that will lead the prominent antiquities dealer to the truth about an abandoned space yacht called the polaris. The luxury space yacht polaris carried an elite group of the wealthy and curious thousands of lightyears from earth to witness a spectacular stellar phenomenon.
As with polaris, seeker mentions the previous books in the series and the effect of those plots on the characters, but only in passing. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. Again, one thinks of asimovs caves of steel and the naked sun, two simple mysteries that fit into a vast universe of empire and foundation novels. Polaris alex benedict, book 2 by jack mcdevitt book cover, description, publication history. This acclaimed book by jack mcdevitt is available at in several formats for your ereader. The alex benedict series is a series of mystery and science fiction books written one of the bestselling authors named jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt brings back the daring alex benedict from a talent for war, thrusting him into a farfuture tale of mystery and suspense that will lead the prominent. The alex benedict book series by jack mcdevitt includes books a talent for war, polaris, seeker, and several more. Polaris an alex benedict novel book 2 kindle edition by. This is the second novel following alex benedicts farfuture archeological investigations, but the books are only loosely linked.
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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. He is the author of the alex benedict novels including firebird and the priscilla hutch hutchins series of books. Written by jack mcdevitt, audiobook narrated by jennifer van dyck, jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitts moonfall, first published in 1998, takes place in the mid2020s, when earthlings have an active space program and have just finished construction of a large moonbase that is being officially opened with the participation of dignitaries from many countries. See the complete alex benedict series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction. Clarke award finalist and his novel, ancient shores, was a nebula finalist in 1998.
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