Omega (novel)
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| Omega | |
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| Author | Jack McDevitt |
| Language | English |
| Series | Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins |
| Genre | Science fiction, Mystery fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 2003 (Hardcover edition) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback & Hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-441-01046-6 |
| Preceded by | Chindi |
| Followed by | Odyssey |
Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004.[1]
The mystery surrounding the destructive "Omega Clouds" (which are introduced in The Engines of God) is left unexplored until Omega.[2]
Plot summary
A world of strikingly humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an Omega cloud, which attack and destroy anything with a sharp corner. The beings' civilization is strikingly similar to the early Greeks. Hutch is part of an expedition to save them if possible, using a new discovery.
References
- ↑ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ Author's Comment: Omega
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