Omega (novel)

Omega (novel)
Omega  
Author(s) Jack McDevitt
Language English
Series Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
Genre(s) Science fiction, Mystery fiction
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date 2003 (Hardcover edition)
Media type Print (Paperback & Hardback)
ISBN ISBN 0-441-01046-6
Preceded by Chindi
Followed by Odyssey

Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004.[1]

The mystery surrounding the destructive "Omega Clouds" (which are introduced in The Engines of God) is left unexplored until Omega.[2]

Plot summary

A world of strikingly humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an Omega cloud, which attack and destroy anything with a sharp corner. The beings' civilization is strikingly similar to the early Greeks. Hutch is part of an expedition to save them if possible, using a new discovery.

References

  1. ^ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. http://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=1996. Retrieved 2009-08-03. 
  2. ^ Author's Comment: Omega


v · d · eNovels by Jack McDevitt
Academy Series
The Engines of God (1994)  • Deepsix (2001)  • Chindi (2002)  • Omega (2003)  • Odyssey (2006)  • Cauldron (2007)
Alex Benedict series
A Talent for War (1989)  • Polaris (2004)  • Seeker (2005)  • The Devil's Eye (2008)  • Echo (2010)
Others
The Hercules Text (1986)  • Ancient Shores  • Eternity Road (1998)  • Moonfall (1998)  • Infinity Beach (2000)  • Time Travelers Never Die (2009)

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