The Engines of God (Academy Series, Book #1)

Synopsis

Jack McDevitt's Academy series features Priscilla Hutchins, a starship captain, and Gregory Macallister, a cynical journalist, who are both involved with a space development agency whose funds are being cut as Earth's government struggles with the effects of long neglected environmental problems. The Academy's starships find that planets within reach are almost devoid of intelligent life. However, scientists discover a series of extinct civilizations in a pattern that suggests that a menace from the heart of the galaxy periodically sweeps through Earth's star region with deadly effects. The series consists, thus far, of six novels, several of which have been Nebula finalists. They are, in order, as follows: The Engines of God, Deepsix, Chindi, Omega, Odyssey, and Cauldron. From the book jacket: With his debut, The Hercules Text, Jack McDevitt was declared "staggeringly good... an extremely welcome newcomer" by Starlog. Then came A Talent for War, called by Michael Bishop "the best science fiction war novel I have read since Joe Haldeman's The Forever War" Now, in The Engines of God, McDevitt brings us his trademark combination of deep human insight and solid scientific knowledge, fulfilling all the promise of his earlier writing-and moving to the next level Two 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 that defied all efforts at translation. Now as faster-than-light drive opens the stars to exploration, humans are finding other relics of the race they call the Monument-Makers-each different and each heartbreakingly beautiful. But except for a set of footprints on Jupiter's moon Iapetus, there is no trace of the enigmatic race that has left them behind. Then a team of scientists working on a dead world discover an ominous new image of the Monument-Makers. Somehow it all fits with other lost civilizations, and possibly with Earth's own future. And distant past. But Earth itself is on the brink of ecological disaster-there is no time to search for answers. Even to a question that may hold the key to survival for the entire human race... With The Engines of God, Jack McDevitt has launched himself into the top ranks of the hottest and most relevant authors of science fiction.

Copyright:

1994

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

420 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780441000777

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

11/06/08

Copyrighted By:

Jack McDevitt

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy

Submitted By:

Roger Drewicke

Proofread By:

David H. Carter

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.