Seeker
An Alex Benedict Novel
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Seeker
Narrated by:
Jennifer Van Dyck, Jack McDevitt (Introduction)
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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Van Dyck
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Jack McDevitt (Introduction)
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Jack McDevitt
About this listen
Seeker was honored with the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Don't miss the rest of the Alex Benedict series.©2005 Cryptic, Inc. (P)2008 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke." (Stephen King)
"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)
"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)
A smart, edge-of-your-seat space adventure
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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.
Excellent
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