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Revision as of 15:54, 14 April 2008
| Author | Jack McDevitt |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Ace Hardcover |
Publication date | 2005 |
| Pages | 368 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-4410-1329-5 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Seeker is a 2005 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 2006.
Plot Summary
The story is set approximately 10,000 years in the future, after civilization has expanded to the point of inhabiting countless other worlds. Alex Benedict and his partner Chase Kolpath specialize in a new active type of space-archeology, involving the examination of abandoned bases and deserted space-craft in search of valuable items.
One day, however, a mysterious woman approaches Alex and asks him to ascertain the value of a strange cup riddled with archaic symbols. After some in-depth research, they discover that the cup is a 9,000 year old relic from one of the first FTL vehicles ever built, the "Seeker". This "Seeker" was a colony ship manned by a faction known as the "Margolians" who were fleeing the then-oppressive society in hopes of establishing a free world. Records indicate that they succeeded, as the "Seeker" made several voyages, but kept the location of their colony world so secret that it was still unknown in the present day.
After much thought and some lucky guesses Alex and Chase discover who brought this cup back, and, by retracing the route of these long-forgotten space explorers, begin to get an idea of where the "Seeker" was found. With excitement high, they set off in hopes of finding the biggest discovery of the century, the colony of "Margolia". Little do they know that this is just the beginning of an adventure which will take them to the brink of death and the ends of the universe.
Interesting Ideas
Midway through the story Chase visits the only known race of other sentient life in the universe. The main distinguishing feature of this race, colloquially known as the Mutes, is that they are telepathic. McDevitt spins this into an interesting side-story about lies and deceit. This side-story, while important, only solves a minor part of the mystery.
References
[1] Jack McDevitt's site
External links
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