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Loading... Chindi (original 2002; edition 2003)by Jack McDevitt
Work detailsChindi by Jack McDevitt (2002)
Read the book a while ago. But what I remember is an entertaining read about a group of exoarchaeologists come first contact crew. The prose is free-flowing, the science and events are reasonably plausible. I also remember enjoying quite a bit of suspense (especially towards the end) as well as the general sense of wonder/discovery. Recommend to those, seeking light but intelligent scifi adventure. (  ) Vvolodymyr | Mar 15, 2013 |  Spring12: Characters: Hutch was even bland. The love interest wasn't loving. Plot: A few memorable scenes, but mostly meandering. Style: Exploratory adventure. Rather plodding. ( ) Isamoor | Jul 27, 2012 | I have now read 5 of the 6 books in McDevitt's "Academy Novels"; and this one, so far, is my least favorite. It is a good story; it's just not great. I love this series of books. They are written like science fiction was written in the 50's and 60's -- not psychologically overwrought. If you like science fiction that is just a good/great story about searching the universe(s) for life and new worlds, then you will like this series. They are stories that are good old-fashioned sense-of-wonder science fiction. I heartily recommend. (  ) kp9949 | Oct 8, 2011 | Any real exploration group would have stopped way earlier... (  ) Guide2 | Oct 3, 2011 | "I don't think we should do this" "Well, I think we should.....ooops I'm dead!" And repeat... Some interesting ideas but perhaps it is better to read [Rendezvous with Rama] instead, as it deals with almost exactly the same kind of situation just in a more accomplished manner. Hopefully the next two books in the series are a bit better and cover new ground, or at least read like books that I haven’t read before. ( ) twiglet12 | Sep 10, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0441011020, Paperback)Most science fiction seeks to excite and gratify the reader's sense of wonder. Jack McDevitt's hard SF novel Chindi both satisfies and examines this sense of wonder, which inspires not only SF readers and writers, but every explorer and scientist who seeks to understand the universe.In Chindi, humanity has expanded to the stars and found very few other intelligent races--all but one extinct, with the survivor none too impressive. Humanity has resigned itself to being alone. Then an alien satellite is found, orbitting a distant star and beaming an unreadable signal across the galaxy. Academy starship Captain Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins finds herself piloting a motley crew of eccentrics (one an ex-lover) from the idealistic, ridiculed Contact Society, seeking the signal's destination. Their quest turns deadly as it takes them far beyond the borders of explored space to an impossible planetary system--and a vast and terrifying alien artifact. Chindi is an ambitious, exciting, big-idea hard-SF novel that ventures successfully into Rendezvous with Rama territory, and beyond. The sequel to The Engines of God and Deepsix, Chindi leaves some unanswered questions for McDevitt's forthcoming fourth novel. --Cynthia Ward (retrieved from Amazon Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:50:58 -0400) No library descriptions found. |
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