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Seeker
- An Alex Benedict Novel
- Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck, Jack McDevitt (Introduction)
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Summary
Seeker was honored with the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Critic reviews
"Ideas abound in McDevitt's classy riff on the familiar lost-colony theme. The novel delivers everything it promises with a gigantic whallop." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Jennifer Van Dyck keeps the story exciting as she recounts each find, telling of artifacts that are much older than anything Indiana Jones ever got his hands on. Jack McDevitt himself reads the introduction." ( AudioFile)
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- Glen Pettigrove
- 30-04-23
A smart, edge-of-your-seat space adventure
This delightful tale is an archaeological mystery, an astronomical tutorial, and a page-turning who-done-it. These virtues are combined with engaging characters and interesting reflections on human nature. McDevitt hits this one out of the park.
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- Grace
- 14-08-13
Excellent
This is a sweeping story that takes inspiration from sources as diverse as Indiana Jones and Isaac Asimov.
The two main characters are well-drawn and engaging - especially the narrator, Chase - and the plot of historical mysteries in a future multi-galactic civilization is intriguing with a satisfying conclusion.
It is nice to read a sci-fi novel with a strong female lead - in fact, that recommendation was one of the reasons I chose this book. I also enjoyed the detailed but not over-thought scientific and social details of the future society. McDevitt has kept the differences fairly simple, with enough twists to keep the society fresh and interesting, and make you ponder the future of space travel and colonization of other worlds. However, if you are looking for a big space opera with lots of science and technical innovations, this is not it.
The narrator, Jennifer Van Dyck, does a great job, giving life to the two main characters and many of the peripherals. Her 'computer voice' seemed grating at first, but actually fits very well with the descriptions and feel of the scenes. Her characterisation of the male characters is not forced, and she differentiates the various characters well.
I am looking forward to the other books in the series.
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