Synopses & Reviews
For a quarter of a century, mankind has known about the existence of the malignant omega clouds. Huge waves of deadly energy, they seem bent on destroying any civilization they come across. Now, Earth itself is in the line of fire though not imminently. An omega is headed toward the planet, but it will not enter the solar system for nine hundred years.
Though research continues into the origin of the omegas and various theoretical scenarios for destroying them are suggested, there is no sense of urgency until a Space Academy ship on a routine mission sends word back to Earth that the cloud has diverted to a previously unexplored planetary system. It is now aimed at a living pre-technological alien society, only the third such ever discovered and it will reach the planet in a matter of months. Suddenly, the need to turn theory into practice becomes vital, as a handful of brave humans, scientists and military alike, undertake the task of saving an entire world without revealing their existence.
Review
"No one writing today is better than McDevitt at combining galaxy-spanning adventure with the genuine novel of ideas. This latest amalgam of hard SF and humanist concerns is McDevitt at his best, and that is very good indeed." Bill Sheehan, The Washington Post Book World
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"[A] feel-good SF novel that earns its hopeful conclusion....McDevitt is very good at imagining strange challenges and at picturing humans coping when things don't work out as planned." Publishers Weekly
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"McDevitt forges out of ethical dilemmas a plot as gripping as any action fan could want....A felicitous concoction that rather recalls Gregory Benford's and David Brin's stuff, and surely will please their fans as well as McDevitt's." Roland Green, Booklist
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"McDevitt excels in combining hard science, gripping adventure, and engaging characters into a story rich in detail and filled with action....[T]his taut tale of sf suspense belongs in most collections." Library Journal
Synopsis
Hailed as a "sweeping novel of suspense and spectacle" (Denver Post), Chindi was thought by many to be Jack McDevitt's finest book to date. Now, the writer who gets better with every book delivers a scorching novel of destruction and heroism on a galactic scale, concluding the story begun almost a decade ago in The Engines of God as Earth's military and scientific experts band together to save an alien society from a deadly force speeding toward its home planet...
About the Author
Jack McDevitt is a former Naval officer, taxi driver, customs officer, and motivational speaker. He is a multiple Nebula Award finalist who lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.