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Seeker | 
 enlarge | Author: Jack Mcdevitt
Publisher: Ace Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 63872
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0441013759
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780441013753
ASIN: 0441013759
Publication Date: July 18, 2008
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 A tad bland May 6, 2008
Kavity Killer (denver, colorado United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I honestly don't get the hype for this guy, what little there may be. His writing is compenent in a workmanlike way, but just that. There is little if any atmosphere, character development, or conflict. The ENTIRE first half of the book follows two characters hunting down a lost colony ship. Sounds exciting? Wrong. The way they go about this is by interviewing people. One after another. Most have nothing useful to say. Then one of them does. How to follow up on the new lead? Interview more people. Again, most have nothing to say. Progress is made incrementally and the whole thing feels like the author's joyous attempt at "running us through our paces" before getting to the real story. Is there a real story? Not much of one. To be fair, there a scifi readers who would, I'm sure, enjoy the book quite nicely. Ones who have ONLY read aasimov and his old school ilk. But for anyone whose read Greg Egan, Iane Banks, Peter Watts, Gibson, etc. etc. etc. skip this one.
In short if you like sci fi with shallow character development, little atmosphere, marginal world building, and tepid action, you may like this.
Heir to Arthur C Clarke ? I don't think so. April 22, 2008
Frazer Pearce (England)
I bought this book to see if it lived up to the cover hype: "The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C Clarke". Sadly not I'm afraid. Heinlein in his "Space Family Stone" phase perhaps would be closer. Plenty of pace, but the characters hardly get past 1 dimensional and would be ideal if they existed in a comic book. Lack of proper characters would be OK if the science was solid, but the main "event" has so many holes it is frankly unbelievable on several counts. I'll avoid spoilers, but come on, (50/9000) years * 0.5 lightyears is next to nowhere. It was right on top of them, and in the ecliptic too.
The real killer for me though is the sociology. Why, in 10,000 years time and with hundreds of settled worlds, would anyone remember Winston Churchill ? English has supposedly been forgotten but the "Queen Charlottes" are remembered? The oldest coin comes from 2006: why not dig up any Roman site you'd care to mention ? None of the little details make any sense when questioned.
Unintentionally hilarious in places though. The Hap scene: how cliched is that bit ? Later, an identical persona (with a different name of course) with a laser. Kept me thinking of the Rocky Horror scene when Riff Raff appears as the commander and shoots Frank for some reason. "That's a laser".
This is weak science and poor fiction. Ideal if you are on a long flight and the only alternative is Dan Brown, but otherwise perhaps trying some proper science fiction would be an idea.
find the seeker May 10, 2007
Paul Tapner (poole dorset england)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
another adventure for jack mcdevitt's intergalactic archaeologist/antique dealer due alex benedict and chase kolpath, a duo who deal in rare objects and often get caught up in mysteries surrounding them.
In this story the discovery of a cup that turns out to be from a long lost spaceship leads them to hunt for the vessel. A solid intergalactic mystery tale unfolds, with some villainy en route. The identity of the villain is a quite surprising twist.
Like the previous novels featuring these characters, this is a good solid read although a little lacking in the epic scope of his other books
 Seeker - Excellent Read March 5, 2007
D. Sayers (Colchester, Essex)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of Jack McDevitt ever since reading Slow Lightning and this book does not disappoint. The story focuses on Alex and Chase going on a trail to locate The Seeker, a ship that was carrying humans to a new life. The story is like a who-dun-it but more in the sense of what-happened and why. Like many of Jack McDevitt's books this is intriguing and enticing. If you like the previous books with Alex and Chase you will like this, however you don't need to have read the previous books to appreciate this one.
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