Seeker

An Alex Benedict Novel

By: Jack McDevitt

Narrated by: Jennifer Van Dyck, Jack McDevitt (Introduction)

Thousands of years after an entire colony mysteriously disappears, antiquities dealer Alex Benedict comes into possession of a cup that seems to be from the Seeker, one of the colony's ships. Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, follow a deadly trail to the Seeker, strangely adrift in a system barren of habitable worlds. But their discovery raises more questions than it answers, drawing Alex and Chase into the very heart of danger.

BONUS AUDIO: Includes an exclusive introduction by author Jack McDevitt.

©2005 Cryptic, Inc. (P)2008 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

• Nebula Award, Best Novel, 2006

"Ideas abound in McDevitt's classy riff on the familiar lost-colony theme. The novel delivers everything it promises with a gigantic whallop." (Publishers Weekly)
"The logical heir to Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke." (Stephen King)
"Jennifer Van Dyck keeps the story exciting as she recounts each find, telling of artifacts that are much older than anything Indiana Jones ever got his hands on. Jack McDevitt himself reads the introduction." (AudioFile)

Wow, what a story! Epic!

There's enough material packed into this book to write three really good books. i'm a big fan of McDevitt, and regret that the Pricilla Hutchins novels aren't available on Audible as well.

This is a great adventure. Enjoy!

Brilliant

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I have already recommended it : excellent space opera. this is an universe you want to visit....

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The end but I won't tell !!!

Any additional comments?

A most excellent reading that get you entirely into the story. I nearly made an extra exit on the highway to finish it ...

Mesmerizing far-future fiction

Would you listen to Seeker again? Why?

Yes, and I already have listened to it multiple times. It is a fascinating concept.

What did you like best about this story?

I love the long timeline imagined in this story. The idea that thousands of years in OUR future, our own future (in near centuries) will be ancient history.

What does Jennifer Van Dyck and Jack McDevitt (Introduction) bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Having an understanding about the foundation of the book provided additional perspective as the plot unfolded.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The moment that the protagonists discover what really, finally happened to the lost colonists, is the clear culmination of the book.

enthralling adventure story

very clever blend of a modern-day detective story set into the future. The performance is reasonably good. science is pretty limited however.

Loved It

I was on the edge of my seat for most of this novel, it is by far the best of the Alex Benedict novels.

Seeker is a hard sci fi story without the info dumps and cardboard characters that plague the genre. The characters feel real and the story incorporates an interesting mystery that involves cosmic incidents that only an astrophysicist could predict, but McDevitt makes fun and believable.

Jennifer Van Dyck did a wonderful job, her voice fits Chase very well and kept a good pace throughout.

I have to say that the complaints in the comments seem somewhat petty.