Series: The Academy
by Author Jack McDevitt
Odyssey (2006)
Deepsix (2002)
This is the second book in The Academy series and I loved it. Hutch, the space ship pilot from the first novel, is back, a number of years later, still piloting ships around for the Academy.A back plot. An earth-like planet is found and a group of scientists found to explore it, but they're nearl...
Omega (2004)
The archaeological mysteries which were prevalent in the first three books are gone, replaced by a xeno-sociology/rescue mission. A new, thriving medieval civilization has been discovered on the world of Lookout. There's just one catch: an Omega cloud, those mysterious galactic phenomena that att...
Chindi (2003)
"Chindi" is the third novel in the Priscilla Hutchins series. The archaeological mysteries continue."Hutch", as her friends call her, is fed up with her career as pilot. She gets all of the blame when things go wrong and none of the credit when things go right. She's been asked by her employer, t...
The Engines of God (1995)
Jack McDevitt is really, really good at two things: first, creating really interesting, intricate scenarios (often involving lost civilizations) and two, scripting tight, compelling plots that function as slow reveals of those scenarios. The more of his novels I read (I'm up to three or four, I t...