Firebird (Alex Benedict, #6)

Posted on 27 August 2018 by Jack McDevitt

A new Alex Benedict novel from a master of describing otherworldly grandeur Denver Post Forty one years ago the renowned physicist Chris Robin vanished Before his disappearance, his fringe science theories about the existence of endless alternate universes had earned him both admirers and enemies Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath discover that Robin had several interstellar yachts flown far outside the planetary system where they too vanished And following Robin s trail into the unknown puts Benedict and Kolpath in danger Best Read Firebird (Alex Benedict, #6) [ author ] Jack McDevitt [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr An outstanding speculative fiction science fiction mystery Huge ideas, terrific misdirection, and nobody writes a satisfying conclusion like McDevitt Books 2, 4 and 5 began to feel a little repetitive, but this one is tied with Seeker and A Talent for War for the best in the Alex Benedict Chase Kolp...I think this was a solid entry, but it didn t quite spark my imagination quite as much as the previous book in the series This is is kinda surprising I d have thought that Alex mysteriously championing some spooky fringe science and parading it around as an unsolved mystery, much to Chase s annoyance, would be right up my alley, and as a matter of fact, it was.What it actually became was also interesting even if it was kind of an old hat in the SF world, but never mind any discussion of alt I think this was a solid entry, but it didn t quite spark my imagination quite a...The stakes have never been higher for Benedict Enterprises when Alex puts his reputation on the line in stubborn pursuit of the mysteries surrounding Chris Robin s death.Firebird the newest Alex Benedict novel by Jack McDevitt is a terrific read full of exciting scientific revelations, social intrigues, and fascinating looks into the past from the historical perspective of a man with a talent for finding valuable objects and dangerous answers Antiquarian Alex Benedict and his assistant Chase Ko The stakes have never been higher for Benedict Enterprises when Alex puts his reputation on the line in stubborn pursuit of the mysteries surrounding Chris Robin s death.Firebird the newest Alex Benedict novel by Jack McDevitt is a terrific read full of exciting scientific revelations, social intrigues, and fascinating looks into the past from the historical perspective of a man with a talent for finding valuab...This is the sixth Alex Benedict Novel I ve read them all so obviously I find them entertaining This one is no exception Chase Kolpath again plays Watson to Alex Benedict s Holmes He s not a detective though He s an antiquities dealer His critics have less kind descriptions for him He actually seems to be is a seeker of facts with a distinct reluctance to leave unanswered questions I like him.When it comes to science fiction, I don t think I m hard to please Present a hopeful and believa This is the sixth Alex Benedict Novel I ve read them all so obviously I find them entertaining This one is no exception Chase Kolpath again plays Watson to Alex Benedict s Holmes He s not ...As I have alluded to in past McDevitt book reviews, many of the Chase Kolpath Alex Benedict series novels are starting to be much of a muchness , ergo, they are all comprised of elements that have worked for McDevitt before As a writer, McDevitt is unabashedly not shy about reusing things that worked pretty well the first time As a reader, I have said that this doesn t matter to me much, a day with the worst McDevitt novel i...I am reading thisout of a sense of duty and completion than of eager anticipation That s surprising because I usually have no trouble jettisoning a series once it has become stale I put it down to Will Duquette s comment that he liked this book so I m willing to give it a chance.I found the last couple of books in Jack McDevitt s mystery series to be rather formulaic although good enough for those who like Chase Kolpath and Alex Benedict It is easy enough to read although perhaps it is I am reading thisout of a sense of duty and completion than of eager anticipation That s surprising because I usually have no trouble jettisoning a series once it has become stale I put it down to Will Duquette s comment that he liked this book so I m willing to give it a chance.I found the last couple of books in Jack McDevitt s mystery series to be rather formulaic although good enough for those who like Chase Kolpath and Alex Benedict It is easy enough to read although perhaps it is ...McDevitt writes in a monotone, with too many short sentences and an uninspired vocabulary So, no big numbers of stars from me, despite the fact that this novel has lots of theoretical physics, a really interesting plot about disappearing starships, and an equally interesting subplot briefly masquerading as the main plot about artificial intelligences I m also not sure how to take a setting that s literally thousands of years in the future but in which so little appears to have changed Even McDevitt writes in a monotone, with too many short sentences and an uninspired vocabulary So, no big numbers of stars from me, despite the fact that this novel has lots of theoretical physics,...At the beginning of this novel, a client offers Alex Benedict a number of items that once belonged to a physicist named Christopher Robin Robin worked on the fringes of science, concerned particularly with the existence of alternate realities, and the possibility of travel between them But he s almostfamous for having vanished without trace on the night before a disastrous earthquake Alex, of course, cannot resist a mystery, and newly generated public interest is likely to raise the val At the beginning of this novel, a client offers Alex Benedict a number of items that once belonged to a physicist named Christopher Robin Robin worked on the fringes of science, concerned particularly with the existence of alternate realities, and the possibility of trav...FBC Mini Review Since I have read A Talent for War in the early 90 s I have been a big Jack McDevitt fan and his subsequent novels mostly worked out very well for me with the Academy series being a huge highlight opened by the superb The Engines of God which alongside A Talent for War still ranks in my highly recommended list of A sf novels.Here are the opening lines of A Talent for War that made my list of memorable first lines and note the mystery and sense of history they exude THE AIR WAS FBC Mini Review Since I have read A Talent for War in the early 90 s I have been a big Jack McDevitt fan and his subsequent novels mostly worked out very well for me with the Academy series being a huge highlight opened by the superb The Engines of God which alongside A Talent for War still ranks in my highly recommended list of A sf novels.Here are the opening lines of A Talent for War that made my list of memorable first lines and note the mystery and sense of history they exude THE AIR WAS heavy with incense and the sweet odor of hot wax.Cam Chulohn loved the plain stone chapel He knelt on the hard bench and watche...Firebird by Jack McDevitt starts in much the same way most Alex Benedict novels do Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, come into possession of some artefacts and prepare to sell them Alex Benedict is no ordinary antiquities dealer, however He has an insatiable curiosity and he s a salesman While investigating the estate of the renowned physicist Chris Robin, Alex stirs up the mystery surrounding the man s disappearance This has two predictable effects One, the price of the modest co Firebird by Jack McDevitt starts in much the same way most Alex Benedict novels do Alex and his assistant, Chase Kolpath, come into possession of some artefacts and prepare to sell them Alex Benedict is no ordinary antiquities dealer, however He has an insatiable curiosity and he s a salesman While investigating the estate of the renowned physicist Chris Robin, Alex stirs up the mystery surrounding the m...

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27 August 2018

Jack McDevitt