Seeker (novel)

Seeker

Author	Jack McDevitt
Language	English
Genre	Science Fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	2005
Pages	368
ISBN	0-441-01329-5
OCLC	60798500
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 22
LC Class	PS3563.C3556 S44 2005
Preceded by	Polaris
Followed by	The Devil's Eye

Seeker is a 2005 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2006.^[1]

Synopsis

The story is set approximately 10,000 years in the future, after civilization has expanded to inhabit countless worlds. Alex Benedict and his partner Chase Kolpath are astroarchaeologists involved in the examination of abandoned bases and deserted space-craft in search of valuable items.

Alex is approached by a mysterious woman who asks him to ascertain the value of a strange cup riddled with archaic symbols. They discover that the cup is a 9,000-year-old relic from one of the first Faster-than-light vehicles built, the Seeker. This was a colony ship manned by a faction known as the "Margolians" who were fleeing the then-oppressive society of Earth in hopes of establishing a free world. Records indicate that they succeeded, as the Seeker made several voyages, but they kept the location of their colony world a secret.

With insight, and some luck, Alex and Chase discover who brought this cup back. By retracing the route of these long-forgotten space explorers, they begin to get an idea of where the Seeker was found. Excitedly, they set off in hopes of finding the colony of "Margolia".

Recognition

Nebula Award winner, 2006^[1]
John W. Campbell Award nominee, 2006^[1]
Southeastern Science Fiction Achievement Award 2006,^[2]

References

1 2 3 "2006 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
↑ "Best Novel of 2005". Southeastern Science Fiction Award. Retrieved 2009-09-21.

External links

Jack McDevitt's site
Seeker at Worlds Without End

Nebula Award for Best Novel

Dune (1965)
Babel-17 and Flowers for Algernon (1966)
The Einstein Intersection (1967)
Rite of Passage (1968)
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969)
Ringworld (1970)
A Time of Changes (1971)
The Gods Themselves (1972)
Rendezvous with Rama (1973)
The Dispossessed (1974)
The Forever War (1975)
Man Plus (1976)
Gateway (1977)
Dreamsnake (1978)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
Timescape (1980)
The Claw of the Conciliator (1981)
No Enemy But Time (1982)
Startide Rising (1983)
Neuromancer (1984)
Ender's Game (1985)
Speaker for the Dead (1986)
The Falling Woman (1987)
Falling Free (1988)
The Healer's War (1989)
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea (1990)
Stations of the Tide (1991)
Doomsday Book (1992)
Red Mars (1993)
Moving Mars (1994)
The Terminal Experiment (1995)
Slow River (1996)
The Moon and the Sun (1997)
Forever Peace (1998)
Parable of the Talents (1999)
Darwin's Radio (2000)
The Quantum Rose (2001)
American Gods (2002)
Speed of Dark (2003)
Paladin of Souls (2004)
Camouflage (2005)
Seeker (2006)
The Yiddish Policemen's Union (2007)
Powers (2008)
The Windup Girl (2009)
Blackout/All Clear (2010)
Among Others (2011)
2312 (2012)
Ancillary Justice (2013)
Annihilation (2014)

Novels by Jack McDevitt

Academy series	The Engines of God (1994) Deepsix (2001) Chindi (2002) Omega (2003) Odyssey (2006) Cauldron (2007) Starhawk (2013)

Alex Benedict series	A Talent for War (1989) Polaris (2004) Seeker (2005) The Devil's Eye (2008) Echo (2010) Firebird (2011) Coming Home (2014)

Ancient Shores series	Ancient Shores (1996) Thunderbird (2015)

Others	The Hercules Text (1986) Eternity Road (1998) Moonfall (1998) Infinity Beach (2000) Time Travelers Never Die (2009) The Cassandra Project (2012)

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