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73 produkter
Deepsix (Academy - Book 2)
Häftad, 2013
144 kr
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'Jack McDevitt is that splendid rarity, a writer who is a storyteller first and a science fiction writer second. In his ability to absolutely rivet the reader, it seems to me that he is the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke' Stephen KingIn 2204, tragedy and terror forced a …
Chindi (Academy - Book 3)
Häftad, 2013
144 kr
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'A writer who is a storyteller first and a science fiction writer second. In his ability to absolutely rivet the reader, it seems to me that he is the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke' Stephen KingThe universe has been explored - and humanity has all but given up on finding other …
Engines of God (Academy - Book 1)
Häftad, 2013
144 kr
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'No one writing today is better than McDevitt at combining galaxy-spanning adventure with the genuine novel of ideas' Washington Post Book WorldTwo hundred years ago, humans made a stunning discovery in the far reaches of the solar system: a huge statue of an alien creature, with an inscription …
Odyssey (Academy - Book 5)
Häftad, 2013
142 kr
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'Why read Jack McDevitt? The question should be: Who among us is such a slow pony that s/he isn't reading McDevitt?' Harlan EllisonTo boost waning interest in interstellar travel, a mission is sent into deep space to learn the truth about 'moonriders', the strange lights supposedly being seen in …
Omega (Academy - Book 4)
Häftad, 2013
142 kr
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'No one writing today is better than McDevitt at combining galaxy-spanning adventure with the genuine novel of ideas' Washington Post Book WorldA civilization-destroying Omega cloud has switched direction, heading straight for a previously unexplored planetary system - and its alien society. A …
Cauldron (Academy - Book 6)
Häftad, 2013
169 kr
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'A writer who is a storyteller first and a science fiction writer second. In his ability to absolutely rivet the reader, it seems to me that he is the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke' Stephen KingThe year is 2255. The Academy that trained the starfarers is long gone and veteran …
The Long Sunset
Häftad, 2019
127 kr
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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 the program is shut down for good. Hutch has been the …
Ancient Shores
E-bok, 2009
58 kr
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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. And discovered a boat, made of a fiberglass-like material with an utterly impossible atomic number. What it was doing buried …
Infinity Beach
E-bok, 2023
53 kr
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Nebula-winning author of the Alex Benedict series:A woman steals a starship to find her long-lost clone-sister in a "masterly" novel of first contact (Library Journal).We are alone. That is the verdict, after centuries of Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence missions and space exploration. The …
Eternity Road
E-bok, 2009
51 kr
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The Roadmakers left only ruins behind -- but what magnificent ruins! Their concrete highways still cross the continent. Their cups, combs and jewelry are found in every Illyrian home. They left behind a legend,too -- a hidden sanctuary called Haven, where even now the secrets of their civilization …
Moonfall
E-bok, 2009
58 kr
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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. The first Mars voyage is about to leave high orbit, with a woman at the helm. Below, …
Octavia Gone
E-bok, 2019
104 kr
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From Nebula Award–winning author Jack McDevitt comes the eighth installment of the Alex Benedict series featuring Gabe triumphantly reuniting with Alex and Chase to retrieve a possible alien artifact—which may lead them to solve the greatest archaeological mystery of their careers. After being lost …
Village in the Sky
E-bok, 2023
169 kr
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In Nebula Award–winning author Jack McDevitt’s ninth installment in the beloved Alex Benedict science fiction mystery series, humanity discovers new intelligent life lightyears away—only for it to disappear without a trace. Centuries after the war with the Mutes, the first aliens to be encountered …
Galaxy's Edge Magazine
Issue 1 March 2013
Av Robert J Sawyer, Jack McDevitt m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
223 kr
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Slow Lightning
Häftad, 2000
217 kr
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Classic sense-of-wonder sf from the author of THE ENGINES OF GOD.We are alone in the universe.We have faster-than-light travel. We’ve been looking for over 1,000 years, and there is simply nothing out there.The universe is a magnificent, but sterile, wilderness – and it all belongs to us. Maybe …
Deepsix
E-bok, 2010
31 kr
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In the year 2204, tragedy and terror forced a scientific team to prematurely evacuate Maleiva III. Nineteen years later, a rogue moon hurtling through space is about to obliterate the last opportunity to study this rare, life-supporting planet. With less than three weeks left before the disaster, …
Coming Home
E-bok, 2014
117 kr
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Thousands of years ago, artifacts of the early space age were lost to rising oceans and widespread turmoil. Garnett Baylee devoted his life to finding them, only to give up hope. Then, in the wake of his death, one was found in his home, raising tantalizing questions. Had he succeeded after all? …
Hercules Text
E-bok, 2015
117 kr
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The classic first-contact science fiction novel that launched the career of Jack McDevitt, the national bestselling author of Coming Home —now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword. From a remote corner of the galaxy a message is being sent. The continuous beats of a …
Thunderbird
E-bok, 2015
112 kr
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The Nebula Award–winning author of the Alex Benedict novels and the Priscilla Hutchins novels returns to the world of Ancient Shores in a startling and majestic epic. A working stargate dating back more than ten thousand years has been discovered in North Dakota, on a Sioux reservation near Devils …
Hate Crimes Revisited
America's War On Those Who Are Different
Häftad, 2002
363 kr
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Hate crimes-violence aimed at individuals because they are members of a particular group-were once considered the rare illegal actions of a small but vocal assortment of extremists who thrived on hating minorities. No more. In this new book by two of the country's leading experts on hate crimes, …
Time Travelers Never Die
E-bok, 2009
115 kr
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When physicist Michael Shelborne mysteriously vanishes, his son Shel discovers that he had constructed a time travel device. Fearing his father may be stranded in time—or worse—Shel enlists the aid of linguist Dave MacElroy to accompany him on the rescue mission. Their journey through history takes …
Chindi
E-bok, 2003
98 kr
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On a routine survey mission studying a neutron star, an Academy starship receives a transmission in an unknown language. Before leaving the area, the starship launches a series of satellites to find the signal—and perhaps discover its origins. Five years later, a satellite finally encounters the …
Omega
E-bok, 2004
147 kr
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A civilization-destroying omega cloud has switched direction, heading straight for a previously unexplored planetary system--and its alien society. And suddenly, a handful of brave humans must try to save an entire world--without revealing their existence.
Polaris
E-bok, 2004
98 kr
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Jack McDevitt brings back the daring Alex Benedict from A Talent for War , thrusting him into a far-future tale of mystery and suspense that will lead the prominent antiquities dealer to the truth about an abandoned space yacht called the Polaris.
Seeker
E-bok, 2005
101 kr
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With Polaris , multiple Nebula Award-nominee Jack McDevitt reacquainted readers with Alex Benedict, his hero from A Talent for War . Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, return to investigate the provenance of the cup. Alex and Chase follow a deadly trail to the Seeker - strangely adrift in a …
Cauldron
E-bok, 2007
98 kr
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Chosen as One of the Five Best SF Novels of the Year by Library Journal . When a young physicist unveils an efficient star drive capable of reaching the core of the galaxy, veteran star pilot Priscilla ?Hutch? Hutchins finds herself back in the deepest reaches of space, and on the verge of …
