Chindi (novel)

Chindi  
Author(s) Jack McDevitt
Language English
Series Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
Genre(s) Science fiction, Mystery novel
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date July 2002 (Hardcover edition)
Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages 528 pages (October 28, 2003, paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-441-01102-0 (Paperback)
OCLC Number 53706568
Preceded by Deepsix
Followed by Omega

Chindi is Nebula Award-nominated[1] 2002 book by Jack McDevitt of starship pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins series.[2]

Plot Overview

Alien stealth satellites have been discovered orbiting various habitable planets (eventually including Earth) across space. The Contact Society, a group of rich alien enthusiasts set out in a brand new superluminal, with Hutch as captain, in search of the source of the strange satellites. As they travel they find a species of sapient snakes who destroyed themselves in a nuclear war, a species of avian beings who look beautiful but are really savages, and an alien retreat on an artificial moon. Then Chindi is discovered. A giant asteroid ship, almost 16km long, which seems to have no reasonable use, but when they enter it, they begin to discover its true purpose.

References

  1. ^ "2003 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2003. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  2. ^ http://www.sfreviews.net/chindi.html

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Novels by Jack McDevitt
Academy Series
The Engines of God (1994)  • Deepsix (2001)  • Chindi (2002)  • Omega (2003)  • Odyssey (2006)  • Cauldron (2007)
Alex Benedict series
A Talent for War (1989)  • Polaris (2004)  • Seeker (2005)  • The Devil's Eye (2008)  • Echo (2010)  • Firebird (2011)
Others
The Hercules Text (1986)  • Ancient Shores  • Eternity Road (1998)  • Moonfall (1998)  • Infinity Beach (2000)  • Time Travelers Never Die (2009)