Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read thunderbird. Mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in 2006 for seeker. Ancient shores ancient shores, book 1 by jack mcdevitt book cover, description, publication history. 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. Ancient shores is the second book by jack mcdevitt that ive read. Ancient shores is a science fiction novel by american writer jack mcdevitt, published in 1996. Ancient shores is about a farmer who finds a shark fin shaped metal stinking out of his. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the. This was my second time reading the book and i enjoyed it just as much as the first time. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt 1996, hardcover for sale. Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. Actually, racing through ohare, ive been known to pick up a mcdevitt or two i know ive r. Ancient shores teems with deep, realistic characters, and a harrowing, yet optimistic look at how humanity reacts to fear. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt, first edition abebooks.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ancient shores. It comprises of a total of 7 books, which were released between the years 1989 and 2014. The alex benedict series is a series of mystery and science fiction books written one of the bestselling authors named jack mcdevitt. All the novels of this series feature the main character in the form of alex benedict. Clarke award finalist and his novel, ancient shores, was a nebula finalist in 1998. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. The nebula awardwinning author of the alex benedict novels and the priscilla hutchins novels returns to the world of ancient shores in a. The story begins with the finding of a strange artifact in a wheat field up near the canadian border. A return to science fiction on a grand scale, reminiscent of the best of heinlein, simak, and clarke, ancient shores is the most ambitious and exciting sf triumph of the decade, a bold speculative adventure that does not shrink from the big questions and the big answers. Ancient shores, book by jack mcdevitt mass market paperback. And discovered a boat, made of a fiberglasslike material with an utterly impossible atomic number. Buy a cheap copy of ancient shores book by jack mcdevitt. 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 mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in 2006 for seeker.
Jul 07, 2009 jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. Ancient shores ancient shores, book 1 by jack mcdevitt. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. If i see their name on the spine and i can remember ive not read it before, i pick it up. Jack mcdevitt on an indian reservation in north dakota, a shooting war breaks out over a spacetravel machine. Ancient shores book by jack mcdevitt half price books. From nebula award winner jack mcdevitt comes the eighth installment in the popular the academy series priscilla hutch hutchins discovers an interstellar message from a highly advanced race that could be her last chance for a mission before t.
Dec 01, 2015 thunderbird ebook written by jack mcdevitt. The ancient shores book series by jack mcdevitt includes books ancient shores and thunderbird. More remarkable still, the boat is made of materials unknown to science and has probably lain buried for ten thousand years, since it last sailed the waters of an ancient glacial lake. Read ancient shores by jack mcdevitt available from rakuten kobo. Ancient shores by mcdevitt, jack and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jack mcdevitt books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. Ancient shores ebook by jack mcdevitt rakuten kobo. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer who is now a fulltime writer. Ancient shores has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Jack mcdevitt has been writing science fiction novels for thirty years. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Left by visiting aliens thousands of years ago, it allows men to go the alien world. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt, 9780061054266, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ancient shores.
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. Aug 11, 2015 i cant help but wonder if the name jack mcdevitt would end up on that list. Astonishingly, north dakota farmer tom lasker unearths a perfectly preserved 42foot sailboat from his wheatfield. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read seeker. This article about a 1990s science fiction novel is a stub. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. Id recommend ancient shores unreservedlyif you havent read mcdevitt before, its a fine introduction to his writing and his style, and it stands alone just fine. See the complete ancient shores series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. This volume is a wonderful bright clean copy free of any markings, writings, or stamps.
Apr 01, 1996 jack mcdevitt takes a pretty stock standard science fiction trope and manages to make something bigger than expected out of it. If you havent read ancient shores yet, you should run out and get a copy today. Jack mcdevitt books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. Top 10 best jack mcdevitt books best jack mcdevitt book series. Jack mcdevitt takes a pretty stock standard science fiction trope and manages to make something bigger than expected out of it. Ancient shores jack mcdevitt signed easton press science fiction. Ancient shores audiobooks listen to the full series. Unlike the voyages extraordinaire of jules verne, mcdevitts journey remains for the most part within a small region of north dakota. Jack mcdevitts ancient shores 1996 okay, ill be the first to admit that i get into a rut with certain writers.
I previously read infinity beach and liked it a lot, so i went into this one with high expectations. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt, paperback, excellent. Ancient shores is a great read for both adults and young readers. Ancient shores ancient shores at worlds without end this north dakotarelated article is a stub. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt i purchased a used hard cover through amazon and another seller, got a used library book to add to my other jmcd hardcovers. He has a style you might call simple, until you tried writing it yourself. The nebula awardwinning author of the alex benedict novels and the priscilla hutchins novels returns to the world of ancient shores in a startling and majestic epic. Dick award for his first novel, the hercules text, and the first upc prize for his novella, ships in the night. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt, first edition abebooks passion for books.
Jack mcdevitt is a renowned american science fiction novelist, who has written numerous novels over the years. It was nominated for the nebula award for best novel in 1997. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the u. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.
I cant help but wonder if the name jack mcdevitt would end up on that list. If you go to the jack mcdevitt website he explains the town which was the inspiration for this book really interesting stuff. A startling and majestic epic from jack mcdevitt, the nebula awardwinning author of the alex benedict and the priscilla hutchins novels. And if you find you like mcdevitt, once you finish ancient shores its going to be difficult for you to avoid reading thunderbird, to find out. Itll remind you why jack mcdevitt is such a successful writer and maybe even prepare you for his latest novel thunderbird later this year. Ancient shores it turned up in a north dakota wheat field. 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. Most of his novels are usually on the theme of xenoarcheology, archeology, and attempts at making contact with aliens. New books get listed daily 100s of easton press and franklin library books available all books get cleaned with a leather cleaner to remove any dust, odor and restore the beauty of. Thunderbird ancient shores, book 2 by jack mcdevitt. Ancient shores by jack mcdevitt nook book ebook barnes. 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.
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