The story is set approximately 9,600 years in the future approximately 11,600 c. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Jack mcdevitt born april 14, 1935 is an american science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Buy a talent for war alex benedict book 1 by jack mcdevitt, in very good condition. Jack mcdevitts a talent for war is a very wellcrafted and well thought out book. He has been in the running or won the nebula award over for at least twelve times. Space travel has been perfected enabling human civilizations to expand through a large part of our galaxy. This story is similar to many other classic science fiction novels in that it involves a legendary clash between humans and an alien race, the ashiyyur.
Jack mcdevitt is the author of a talent for war, the engines of god, ancient shores, eternity road, moonfall, and numerous prizewinning short stories. Jack mcdevitts a talent for war takes alex benedict into the heart of an alien galaxy in a thrilling interstellar adven. Read a talent for war by jack mcdevitt available from rakuten kobo. The publisher has supplied this book in drm free form with digital watermarking. Its this perspective that gives a talent for war its understated appeal. Even where the characters flag, the ideas remain at the forefront and manage to place a talent for war above a standard space opera or science fictional mystery. An interstellar hero with a rare talent for war, sim changed mankinds history forever when he forged a ragtag group of misfits into the weapon that broke the. Jack mcdevitts novels and short stories have been nominated and won many awards over the years. Space travel has been perfected enabling human civilizations to expand through a. A talent for war was first published in 1989, so i am a bit of a latecomer to the party, so to speak. Most of his novels are usually on the theme of xenoarcheology, archeology, and attempts at making contact with aliens. He plays gentle games with the reader the whole way, baffling expectations, throwing out red herrings. Buy a talent for war alex benedict book 1 by mcdevitt, jack from amazons fiction books store.
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The acclaimed classic novel and fan favoritethe farfuture story of one mans quest to discover the truth behind a galactic war hero. This investigation leads deep into the history of a war between human civilization and a neighboring alien civilization and challenges the foundation mythos of the current human government. A talent for war by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt by jack mcdevitt. A talent for war alex benedict book 1 by jack mcdevitt, 9781472203076, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Books by jack mcdevitt author of the engines of god. But there is much more to this tale than battles in space, politics and history, the characters are finely drawn and firstclass. One of the things i discovered was that while ive enjoyed all of mcdevitts novels, none of them are quite the novel i wish he had written. Mcdevitt s first published story was the emerson effect in the. I liked this book very much, and i plan to read more of mcdevitt s work as a result.
Christopher sim changed mankinds history forever when he forged. His two main series are the alex benedict series and the priscilla hutchins series. Moves by walter jon williams, an excellent book in the tradition of roget zelazny. He is a multiple nebula award winner and finalist who lives in georgia with his wife maureen. Navy, taught english and literature, and worked for the u. A talent for war by jack mcdevitt book 1 of the alex benedict series. Alex and his assistant, chase kolpath, return to investigate the provenance of the cup. But despite that, mcdevitt does more than just tell a story. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. With polaris, multiple nebula awardnominee jack mcdevitt reacquainted readers with alex benedict, his hero from a talent for war. Jack mcdevitt s a talent for war takes alex benedict into the heart of an alien galaxy in a thrilling interstellar adven. A talent for war is a science fiction mystery novel by american writer jack mcdevitt, the story of a search by alex benedict, the protagonist, to discover the nature of a mysterious project alexs uncle had been working on at the time of his death. A talent for war is an excellent mystery for a sci fi novel.
Mcdevitts first published story was the emerson effect in the twilight zone magazine in 1981. The classic firstcontact science fiction novel that launched the career of jack mcdevitt, the nationally bestselling author of coming home, is now revised from the original edition, and featuring a new foreword. The initial novel published in the alex benedict series is titled as a talent for war. As long as you enjoy good storytelling this book is highly recommended to anyone, period. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a talent for war an alex benedict novel book 1. A talent for war alex benedict, book 1 by jack mcdevitt book cover, description, publication history. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. A talent for war the acclaimed classic novel and fan favoritethe farfuture story of one mans quest to discover the truth behind a galactic war hero. Seeker is a solid novel in the same cut as his other previous works. As is made clearer in mcdevitt s later alex benedict novel seeker,2 during the course of recorded history, human civilization has spread through a substantial part of the orion arm of our galaxy. A talent for war an alex benedict novel series by jack mcdevitt.
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