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 de Jack McDevitt
Henry James, This One's For You 11 cópias
Cryptic [short story] 6 cópias
Promises to Keep 5 cópias
The Far Shore 4 cópias
The Candidate 4 cópias
Time's Arrow 3 cópias
Auld Lang Boom 3 cópias
Welcome To Valhalla 3 cópias
Act of God 3 cópias
Nothing Ever Happens In Rock City 3 cópias
Tyger 3 cópias
The Cat’s Pajamas 3 cópias
Fifth Day 3 cópias
Good Intentions 3 cópias
Dig Site 2 cópias
Lake Agassiz {short story} 2 cópias
Black To Move 2 cópias
Happy Birthday — Autor — 2 cópias
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 45, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2021] — Contribuinte — 2 cópias
Codice Hercules 2 cópias
Ellie 2 cópias
Last Contact 2 cópias
Windows 2 cópias
Never Despair 2 cópias
The Tomb 2 cópias
Report From The Rear 2 cópias
Indomitable 2 cópias
Deus Tex 2 cópias
Cruising Through Deuteronomy 2 cópias
Dead In The Water 2 cópias
Kaminsky at War [novella] 2 cópias
Tweak 2 cópias
Knock Knock [short story] — Autor — 1 exemplar(es)
The Gold Signal 1 exemplar(es)
Valkyrie 1 exemplar(es)
Cosmic Harmony 1 exemplar(es)
Tidal Effects 1 exemplar(es)
Strange Pulp. May 2012 1 exemplar(es)
Glory Days 1 exemplar(es)
Variables 1 exemplar(es)
Deepsix by Jack McDevitt (2002-01-08) 1 exemplar(es)
Il lungo tramonto (Urania Jumbo) 1 exemplar(es)
Blinker 1 exemplar(es)
Midnight Clear 1 exemplar(es)
Oculus 1 exemplar(es)
Windrider 1 exemplar(es)
The Hercules Test 1 exemplar(es)
Tau Ceti Said What? 1 exemplar(es)
Ships in the Night [short story] 1 exemplar(es)
Aoife's Kiss, June 2012 (Aoife's Kiss, #41) 1 exemplar(es)
Dutchman 1 exemplar(es)
Seeker [Excerpt] 1 exemplar(es)
Gus 1 exemplar(es)
Listen Up Nitwits 1 exemplar(es)
Waiting At The Altar 1 exemplar(es)
Sunrise 1 exemplar(es)
The Mission 1 exemplar(es)
The Big Downtown {short story} 1 exemplar(es)
The Eagle Project 1 exemplar(es)
Melville On Iapetus 1 exemplar(es)
Enjoy the Moment 1 exemplar(es)
Riding with the Duke (short) 1 exemplar(es)
The Emerson Effect {short story} 1 exemplar(es)
Ignition 1 exemplar(es)
Molly's Kids 1 exemplar(es)
Whistle 1 exemplar(es)
The Last Dance 1 exemplar(es)
In The Tower 1 exemplar(es)
Associated Works
Nebula Awards 24: SFWA's Choices for the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 1988 (1988) — Contribuinte — 58 cópias
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tales About the Christ (2007) — Contribuinte — 28 cópias
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 41, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2017] (2017) — Contribuinte — 20 cópias
Beyond Watson: A Sherlock Holmes Anthology of Stories NOT Told by Dr. John H. Watson (2016) — Contribuinte — 14 cópias
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 7, No. 4 [April 1983] (1983) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 7, No. 11 [November 1983] (1979) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 8, No. 12 [December 1984] (1984) — Contribuinte — 12 cópias
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 11, No. 12 [December 1987] (1987) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias
Analog Science Fiction and Fact: Vol. CXXII, No. 7 & 8 (July/August 2002) (2002) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias
Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 6, No. 6 [June 1982] (1982) — Contribuinte — 11 cópias
The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories From Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (1993) — Contribuinte — 10 cópias
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 46, No. 7 & 8 [July/August 2022] — Contribuinte — 5 cópias
StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3 — Contribuinte — 4 cópias
Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 44, No. 11 & 12 [November/December 2020] (2020) — Contribuinte — 3 cópias
Aboriginal Science Fiction No. 55 & 56 Spring 1998 — Contribuinte — 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome de batismo
- 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 - Ocupação
- 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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- ISBNs
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- Idiomas
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