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A review by garretreece
Chindi by Jack McDevitt
4.0
Another Library of Babel recommendation; I'd never heard of [a:Jack McDevitt|73812|Jack McDevitt|http://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1225722326p2/73812.jpg] before. The one line review is "Indiana Jones, in space, no Nazis."
This is not the first book in this series; it appears that [b:Deepsix|352780|Deepsix (The Academy, #2)|Jack McDevitt|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1322689032s/352780.jpg|1117220] chronologically precedes this one. That said, as only passing reference to the first book is made (and if I hadn't noticed it on the shelf at the library when I got this book, I could believe that no book existed), this book stands on its own just fine.
The plot follows a small exploration ship that is tracing narrow signals found from something orbiting a neutron star way out in space; this signal is the first indication of a still extant spacefaring alien species, and the ship is owned and crewed by members of a society whose main goal is intelligent alien contact.
For lack of a better term (I'm crazy short on sleep) this is a very comfortable book; fun to read, engaging, and overall quite pleasant.
This is not the first book in this series; it appears that [b:Deepsix|352780|Deepsix (The Academy, #2)|Jack McDevitt|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1322689032s/352780.jpg|1117220] chronologically precedes this one. That said, as only passing reference to the first book is made (and if I hadn't noticed it on the shelf at the library when I got this book, I could believe that no book existed), this book stands on its own just fine.
The plot follows a small exploration ship that is tracing narrow signals found from something orbiting a neutron star way out in space; this signal is the first indication of a still extant spacefaring alien species, and the ship is owned and crewed by members of a society whose main goal is intelligent alien contact.
For lack of a better term (I'm crazy short on sleep) this is a very comfortable book; fun to read, engaging, and overall quite pleasant.