Jack McDevitt
Autor(a) de The Engines of God
About the Author
Jack McDevitt (born 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. He attended La Salle University, where a short story of his won the annual Freshman Short Story Contest and was mostrar mais published in the school's literary magazine, Four Quarters. He received a Master's degree in literature from Wesleyan University in 1971. Before becoming a full-time author, he was an English teacher, naval officer, Philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. His first published story was The Emerson Effect in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981. Two years later, he published his first novel, The Hercules Text, which won the Philip K. Dick Special Award. He won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel for Seeker, the UPC International Prize for his novella Ships in the Night in 1991, and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best SF novel for Omega in 2003. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Jack McDevitt (by Vadaro, 2010)
Séries
Obras por Jack McDevitt
Henry James, This One's For You 11 exemplares
The Fort Moxie Branch [short fiction] 6 exemplares
Cryptic [short story] 6 exemplares
The Cassandra Project [short fiction] 6 exemplares
Promises to Keep 5 exemplares
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 46, No. 3 & 4 [March/April 2022] (2021) — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
The Far Shore 4 exemplares
The Candidate 4 exemplares
Auld Lang Boom 3 exemplares
Time's Arrow 3 exemplares
Welcome To Valhalla 3 exemplares
Act of God 3 exemplares
Nothing Ever Happens In Rock City 3 exemplares
Tyger 3 exemplares
The Cat’s Pajamas 3 exemplares
Fifth Day 3 exemplares
Good Intentions 3 exemplares
Lake Agassiz {short story} 2 exemplares
Dig Site 2 exemplares
Black To Move 2 exemplares
Seeker by Jack McDevitt (2005-11-06) 2 exemplares
Happy Birthday — Autor — 2 exemplares
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 45, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2021] — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Codice Hercules 2 exemplares
Dead In The Water 2 exemplares
Deus Tex 2 exemplares
Indomitable 2 exemplares
Never Despair 2 exemplares
The Tomb 2 exemplares
Report From The Rear 2 exemplares
Last Contact 2 exemplares
Windows 2 exemplares
Ellie 2 exemplares
Cruising Through Deuteronomy 2 exemplares
Kaminsky at War [novella] 2 exemplares
Tweak 2 exemplares
Valkyrie 1 exemplar
Cosmic Harmony 1 exemplar
Strange Pulp. May 2012 1 exemplar
Tidal Effects 1 exemplar
Variables 1 exemplar
Deepsix by Jack McDevitt (2002-01-08) 1 exemplar
Il lungo tramonto (Urania Jumbo) 1 exemplar
Glory Days 1 exemplar
Blinker 1 exemplar
Midnight Clear 1 exemplar
Oculus 1 exemplar
Windrider 1 exemplar
The Hercules Test 1 exemplar
Knock Knock [short story] — Autor — 1 exemplar
Molly's Kids 1 exemplar
The Gold Signal 1 exemplar
Dutchman 1 exemplar
Ships in the Night [short story] 1 exemplar
Listen Up Nitwits 1 exemplar
Gus 1 exemplar
Waiting At The Altar 1 exemplar
Sunrise 1 exemplar
The Mission 1 exemplar
The Big Downtown {short story} 1 exemplar
The Eagle Project 1 exemplar
Enjoy the Moment 1 exemplar
Tau Ceti Said What? 1 exemplar
Riding with the Duke (short) 1 exemplar
The Emerson Effect {short story} 1 exemplar
Ignition 1 exemplar
In The Tower 1 exemplar
The Last Dance 1 exemplar
Seeker [Excerpt] 1 exemplar
Melville On Iapetus 1 exemplar
Aoife's Kiss, June 2012 (Aoife's Kiss, #41) 1 exemplar
Whistle 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft (2015) — Contribuidor — 190 exemplares
Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1988 (1988) — Contribuidor — 58 exemplares
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales About the Christ (2007) — Contribuidor — 28 exemplares
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2017] (2017) — Contribuidor — 20 exemplares
Beyond Watson: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology of Stories NOT Told by Dr. John H. Watson (2016) — Contribuidor — 14 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 7, No. 4 [April 1983] (1983) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 7, No. 11 [November 1983] (1979) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 8, No. 12 [December 1984] (1984) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 12 [December 1987] (1987) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 10, No. 11 [November 1986] (1986) — Autor — 11 exemplares
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXII, No. 7 & 8 (July/August 2002) (2002) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 6, No. 6 [June 1982] (1982) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories From Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1993) — Contribuidor — 10 exemplares
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 13, No. 12 [December 1989] (1989) — Autor — 10 exemplares
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 46, No. 7 & 8 [July/August 2022] — Contribuidor — 5 exemplares
StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3 — Contribuidor — 4 exemplares
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2020] (2020) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Aboriginal Science Fiction No. 55 & 56 Spring 1998 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- McDevitt, John Charles
- Data de nascimento
- 1935-04-14
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Locais de residência
- Brunswick, Georgia, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Educação
- La Salle University
Wesleyan University - Ocupações
- English teacher
naval officer
taxi driver
customs officer
motivational trainer
science fiction writer - Organizações
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Membros
Discussions
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EstatÃsticas
- Obras
- 119
- Also by
- 77
- Membros
- 18,935
- Popularidade
- #1,154
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- CrÃticas
- 541
- ISBN
- 306
- LÃnguas
- 11
- Marcado como favorito
- 64