Octavia Gone, Jack McDevitt
Octavia Gone, Jack McDevitt
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Octavia Gone

Author: Jack McDevitt

Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck

Unabridged: 11 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 05/07/2019


Synopsis

After being lost in space for eleven years, Gabe finally makes his triumphant return to reunite with Alex and Chase and retrieve a possibly alien artifact-which may lead them to solve the greatest archaeological mystery of their careers, in the eighth installment of the Alex Benedict series. After his return from space, Gabe is trying to find a new life for himself after being presumed dead-just as Alex and Chase are trying to relearn how to live and work without him. But when a seemingly alien artifact goes missing from Gabe's old collection, it grants the group a chance to dive into solving the mystery of its origins as a team, once again. When a lead on the artifact is tied to a dead pilot's sole unrecorded trip, another clue seems to lead to one of the greatest lingering mysteries of the age: the infamous disappearance of a team of scientists aboard a space station orbiting a black hole-the Amelia Earhart of their time. With any luck, Alex, Chase, and Gabe may be on the trail of the greatest archaeological discovery of their careers. In Blame it on the Aliens, Nebula Award winner McDevitt, who Stephen King has called "the logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke," has created another terrific science fiction mystery in his beloved Alex Benedict series.

About Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt, a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, is now a full-time writer. His many books include The Devil's Eye, Moonfall, Cauldron, and Seeker, which won a Nebula Award, and he is also the author of numerous prizewinning short stories.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Craig on May 20, 2019

McDevitt and Allen Steele have been my two favorite science fiction writers for the last several years, and this latest Alex Benedict novel is another strong entry in the series. He writes in the style of sf's Golden Age, except without any elements of bigotry or prejudice. He throws out many little......more

Goodreads review by Bradley on October 25, 2024

I don't get to read many SF like this anymore. It just doesn't get published as far as I can see. What kind of SF? A richly imagined future populated by archeology-driven crews, devoted to exploration, knowledge, and uncovering sometimes slow mysteries. In this particularly fine book, it's about expl......more

Goodreads review by Derek on May 05, 2019

Found the book on an early release at a national chain... well, found it might be wrong, since I’ve been eagerly awaiting its release. It was almost the highpoint of my week until I found a near mint hard copy first edition of A Talent for War - the first book in the Alex Benedict series - at a loca......more

Goodreads review by Alex on May 13, 2019

I can't really give any Alex Benedict book less than 5 stars at this point.......more

Goodreads review by Jan on September 28, 2019

3.5 stars. A decent but fairly slow-moving and not terribly compelling read. Not McDevitt's best. A kind of whodunnit/what happened story, with a slow build but a satisfying ending.......more