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Nebula Award winner Jack McDevitt is "the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. …
This book has been a challenge for me. The action is so slow, and the narrow escapes are the same as in the other books. I'm glad I'm in the home stretch to finish this one.
Nebula Award winner Jack McDevitt is "the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. …
Here I go on the 4th Alex Benedict novel by Jack McDevitt. So far, we're trying to figure out why a prominent author decided to have her own mind and personality wiped after going on vacation.
"Near the end of the twenty-seventh century, when the interstellar age was just dawning, two …
Seeker is the third Alex Benedict novel from Jack McDevitt. We follow Alex on a new adventure from the viewpoint of his assistant, Chase Kolpath. Alex and Chase face harrowing circumstances as they search for a lost colony that left Earth over 9,0000 years ago.
A small cup with a mysterious name and logo on it turned up at their antiquities business, Rainbow. From there, they must find out where the cup came from and that leads to an adventure, and payout, of a lifetime.
I enjoyed the story, but it felt like a copy of the previous two books with the details changed. Alex and Chase have to dodge assassins and saboteurs to find their prize. I really liked that Chase got to spend so much time with the Mutes while she was doing her research. It gave me a lot of perspective about them and they’re not so …
Seeker is the third Alex Benedict novel from Jack McDevitt. We follow Alex on a new adventure from the viewpoint of his assistant, Chase Kolpath. Alex and Chase face harrowing circumstances as they search for a lost colony that left Earth over 9,0000 years ago.
A small cup with a mysterious name and logo on it turned up at their antiquities business, Rainbow. From there, they must find out where the cup came from and that leads to an adventure, and payout, of a lifetime.
I enjoyed the story, but it felt like a copy of the previous two books with the details changed. Alex and Chase have to dodge assassins and saboteurs to find their prize. I really liked that Chase got to spend so much time with the Mutes while she was doing her research. It gave me a lot of perspective about them and they’re not so scary or devious as I thought they were.
I didn’t quite like the ending of this one. As a reader, I like it when the ending is tied up in a neat bow, but this one involves a new plot twist that just ends. It left me wanting more resolution to the story and I hope to get that as I start the next book in the series.
Over all, I highly recommend this book if you’re a Jack McDevitt fan or a hard sci-fi fan.
"Near the end of the twenty-seventh century, when the interstellar age was just dawning, two …
Getting to the last plot twist as I come to the home stretch.
"Near the end of the twenty-seventh century, when the interstellar age was just dawning, two …
I haven't been reading as consistently as I should, but I'm still reading. I finally got to the real meat and potatoes of this book. It looks like this is the author's pattern.
"Near the end of the twenty-seventh century, when the interstellar age was just dawning, two …
I'm finally getting into the heart of the book. We've explored the background information for the macguffin and now it's going to take off.
Polaris is book two in the Alex Benedict series by Jack McDevitt. Unlike the first one, Polaris is narrated by Chase instead of Alex. Alex and Chase risk their lives to uncover the secret of what happened to the passengers and pilot aboard the Polaris some sixty years ago.
After going on a scientific mission to see a star be consumed by a wandering white dwarf, the pilot radios in that they're about to depart for home. The only problem is they never make it. A ship is dispatched to investigate, but upon getting there, they find the Polaris eerily abandoned. Alex and Chase must piece together the clues risking their own lives to solve the mystery once and for all.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but I felt it was almost a rehash of Talent for War. It's as if McDevitt used the same formula as the first book. …
Polaris is book two in the Alex Benedict series by Jack McDevitt. Unlike the first one, Polaris is narrated by Chase instead of Alex. Alex and Chase risk their lives to uncover the secret of what happened to the passengers and pilot aboard the Polaris some sixty years ago.
After going on a scientific mission to see a star be consumed by a wandering white dwarf, the pilot radios in that they're about to depart for home. The only problem is they never make it. A ship is dispatched to investigate, but upon getting there, they find the Polaris eerily abandoned. Alex and Chase must piece together the clues risking their own lives to solve the mystery once and for all.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, but I felt it was almost a rehash of Talent for War. It's as if McDevitt used the same formula as the first book. We have three or four scrapes with death leading into the final portion of the story where all is suddenly revealed. I'm not saying it was a badly written story at all, but I kind of wish that McDevitt would have revealed the truth a little more gracefully than in the final two or three chapters.
Overall, this is an excellent read and I think any sci-fi nerd will enjoy it, too.
Holy crap, I was right!!!!!
It looks like my theory is washed out, but I don't think I was far from wrong. We'll see in the next day or two as I finish out this amazing story.
I have a guess about what the secret to the Polaris is, but I'm not going to spell it out. I wouldn't want to ruin it for anyone. Let's just say that there's a logical explanation for what happened to them.
Getting into the real meat of the story now.
I'm excited to dive into another Alex Benedict story. This one appears to be from the viewpoint of his assistant, Chase.
Ok. Back to my favorite genre: Sci-Fi.
Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kon-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did] (listen)) is a French satire first published in …
I'm going to admit defeat and just stop reading this. Yes, it's satire, but it's just so unbelievable. It's like Voltaire is beating a dead horse until it decomposes and then manages to keep finding other horses to do the same thing to. We get your point, Voltaire!
Candide, ou l'Optimisme ( kon-DEED, French: [kɑ̃did] (listen)) is a French satire first published in …
I was in college the first time I read Candide. I don’t think the professor mentioned that Voltaire was a philosopher. Nor did he mention the reason Voltaire wrote the story to begin with. My impression at the time was that Candide was just a story of misfortunate events. I had no idea Voltaire was pushing back against the philosophers on the continent and that Candide was a big F.U. to them. He had a good imagination, that’s for sure.