The cassandra project by jack mcdevitt, mike resnick. Jack mcdevitt s novels and short stories have been nominated and won many awards over the years. Set in the extremely near future, 2019, jack mcdevitt and mike resnicks book the cassandra project leads the reader on a hunt for the truth to a secret nasa has been holding for 50 years, and theyre not giving a clue to anyone. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. He has won multiple awards including the international upc science fiction award for ships in the night, a nebula for seeker, a campbell award for omega, and the robert heinlein lifetime achievement award. Jack mcdevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, english teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, and is now a fulltime writer. The cassandra project by mike resnick and jack mcdevitt. Jack mcdevitt project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. The roadmakers left only ruins behind but what magnificent ruins. Jack mcdevitt is the nebula awardwinning author of the academy series. Not only is the vessel crafted from an unknown element, but laskers farm is on land that has been. He has over 20 novels available in print, ebook and audio. His novel seeker won a nebula award, and he is a multiple nebula award finalist.
Jack mcdevitt has won multiple awards including, a nebula for seeker, a. Sergeant, you have a listing for the cassandra project. This novel set the tone for many of mcdevitts following novels, which focused on making first contact. Jack mcdevitts and mike resnick build on a mcdevitt strength. He has been in the running or won the nebula award over for at least twelve times. Dick award, his novella ships in the night won the upc international prize.
He has been nominated for a nebula award on sixteen occasions, winning in 2006 for his novel seeker. You wrote the cassandra project with mike resnick, who. Jack mcdevitt born 1935 is an american science fiction author whose novels. Two science fiction mastersjack mcdevitt and mike resnickteam up to deliver a classic thriller in which one man uncovers.
Science fiction book club interview with jack mcdevitt january. Jack mcdevitt born april 14, 1935 is an american science fiction author whose novels. Early in the next century, outside a north dakota town, farmer tom lasker digs up a boat on his land. The cassandra project 2010 expanded into a novel with mike resnick. Jerry culpepper was proud to be nasas public affairs direct. With the cassandra project mcdevitt and his cowriter the equally talented mike resnick delves again into the pitfalls and mcdevitt has long since established himself as the go to scifi author for books that pack an emotional punch and really examine the repercussions of mans hubris in our never ending attempts to discover the secrets of life and the universe. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Two science fiction mastersjack mcdevitt and mike resnickteam up to deliver a classic thriller in which one man uncovers the hidden history of the united states space program houston, we have a problem.
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