Set about 1,000 years after a plague decimated an advanced technological people now called the roadmakers as in us today, the action centers on a small group of acquaintances from a settlement on. 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. Seeker of the alex benedict series is another very popular sci fi novel by jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. Jack mcdevitt eternity road jack mcdevitt the roadmakers left only ruins behind but what magnificent ruins.
Jack mcdevitt booklist jack mcdevitt message board. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer who is now a fulltime writer. Jack mcdevitts eternity road is one such story and, while i dont think it is as good as some of mcdevitts other novels, it doesnt disappoint. 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. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Eternity road by jack mcdevitt 1998, paperback for sale.
Mcdevitt will write a sequel because i am dying to find out about the other destination possibilities. Much of the appeal of this subgenre lies in a dual nostalgia, for our own simpler past recreated in the survivor societies and for our own present or future, which is the vanished past that the survivors wish to rediscover. Mcdevitt brings together a diverse group of characters that the reader gets to know better throughout this adventure even as they get to know themselves better. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the. 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. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. Eternity road is a 1997 scifi novel by jack mcdevitt.
Eternity road, published in 1998, is a science fiction novel written by jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt is a renowned american science fiction novelist, who has written numerous novels over the years. Eternity road by jack mcdevitt book cover, description, publication history. Not to be missed by readers of ray bradbury and joe haldeman. Most of his novels are usually on the theme of xenoarcheology, archeology, and attempts at making contact with aliens. Although the archeology may be lacking, the discovery of the past is the impetus for the entire novel. Hello, out there contains the hercules text, winner of the 1986 philip k. Jack mcdevitts eternity road is part of an extensive and illustrious sf lineage, the postapocalypse journey of discovery. Eternity road was my first contact with jack mcdevitt s work, i was everafter hooked. Mcdevitt s eternity road is a classic american adventure people with heroes not from our past but from our future.
One of the core themes of the book is the loss of knowledge and. The residents of illyria live in what was memphis, tennessee, among the ruins of the roadmakers, named thus because the most lasting remnants of that great civilization were their roads. Buy this book nearly 800 years have passed since the plague. Jack mcdevitt in the 21st century civilization has been destroyed. 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. Their cups, combs, and jewlery are found in every illyrian home. I have since read the engines of god, and am currently in the process of reading ancient shores.
I love jack mcdevitts space opera series such as his priscilla hutchins books about a woman space pilot and her adventures a comment on the space program and infinity beach a warp to another planet but on native american property. All in all you can not ask for much better in a science fiction novel and i hope mr. It is a powerful, moving story of men and women trying to preserve what is left of a dying world so that they can build a new world of their own. Joe danisi the roadmakers left only ruins behind but what magnificent ruins. Here, together in a single volume, are the two novels that launched jack mcdevitts reputation as a writer of suspenseful, thoughtful, senseofwonder science fiction. Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981. Set about 1,000 years after a plague decimated an advanced technological people now called the roadmakers as in us today, the action centers on a small group of acquaintances from a settlement on the mississippi called illyria.
Jack mcdevitt s eternity road is part of an extensive and illustrious sf lineage, the postapocalypse journey of discovery. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the u. 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. Eternity road has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. There is a legend about a place called haven,where a few roadmakersas they call the people. There is a legend about a place called haven,where a few roadmakersas they call the people of the pasthid from the plague. Jack mcdevitt has 40 books on goodreads with 161231 ratings.
Its about a society recovering a several centuries after a plague wiped out society as we know it. The roadmakers left only ruins behind but what magnificent ruins. Eternity road was my first contact with jack mcdevitts work, i was everafter hooked. Eternity road by jack mcdevitt, 9780061054273, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. But as for eternity road, imho, is an excellent work of sciencefiction, and one of my favorite works in one of my favorite genres. Eternity road book by jack mcdevitt 3 available editions.
Many of jack mcdevitt s novels have dealt with archeological themes and the discovery of the past. Read eternity road by jack mcdevitt available from rakuten kobo. Mcdevitt was nominated for numerous nebula awards and won the award in 2006 for seeker. They were thought to have brought art and books with them. Eternity road by jack mcdevitt overdrive rakuten overdrive. Buy eternity road by jack mcdevitt online at alibris. From nebulaaward winning jack mcdevitt comes the thrilling, edgeofyourseat tale of interstellar pilot priscilla hutch hutchinss very first mission. Just picked this book up recently at a used book store after reading your post. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. Postdisaster odyssey from the author of ancient shores 1996, etc. His two most popular series are the priscilla hutchins and the alex benedict series.
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Eternity road is a wonderful, well written adventure of determination, perseverance, and the infatigable quest for knowledge. Jack mcdevitt is an american author of science fiction, best known for his six book series that began with the engines of god and features the pilot priscilla hutchins. Set 300 years after a plague has decimated the population, there is a small area of the mississipi that is settled and peaceful, surrounded by wilderness. Part of the trick and charm of mcdevitts eternity road new novel lies in the protagonists encounters with objectsaircraft, computers, road signs, etcthey, but. Eternity road is set 1, years from now, when the eternity road kindle edition by jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt s eternity road is one such story and, while i dont think it is as good as some of mcdevitt s other novels, it doesnt disappoint. The roadmakers left only ruins behindbut what magnificent ruins. In eternity road, jack mcdevitt does after centuries, what would these survivors make of freeways, skyscrapers, railroad tracks, automobile hulks, amusement parks, churches, data centers, rail stations, radar dishes, cellular towers, and the like. Top 10 best jack mcdevitt books best jack mcdevitt book series.