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Available
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Ace (2003), 511 pages
Description
When someone--or something--leaves a series of mysterious satellites orbiting around diverse planets in the galaxy, a crew sets out to uncover the origins of the satellites and their potential danger to humankind.
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LibraryThing member TadAD
Several friends who recommended this cited similarities to good Clarke or Heinlein. My response would paraphrase Dr. Evil: "How about no!" It does have a writing style similar to that era of science fiction, but I wouldn't go beyond saying that this is a serviceable science fiction story that will
It starts well. We are presented with what looks like a mysterious first contact story, perhaps even some kind of sinister surveillance of humanity. Unfortunately, by the end of the book, we aren't much farther along than that. The main plot has no resolution and, instead, we simply take a joy ride through the galaxy having minor adventures. I wouldn't have a real problem with this (that's why sequels exist, after all) if these adventures weren't populated with a set of ludicrously stereotypical characters. The only one that seemed vaguely real to me was Priscilla Hutchins, the ship's captain and main character. Otherwise, we have the self-made zillionaire who keeps getting people killed because "nothing can go wrong"; the egotistical scientist who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of his specialty; the incompetent bureaucrats who take all the credit for what goes right and blame others for all failures; the beautiful actress whose intelligence is not recognized because of her physical attributes...well, you get the idea.
By the end, I just wanted to get on with real story that, I assume, will come in some later book and wished that a few more of the crew had met stupid deaths so I didn't have to read about them anymore.
This book is a loose sequel to Deepsix in that it continues with some of the characters. However, it can easily be started without having read the previous stories. I haven't tried any of the books that follow it and, as I note above, it doesn't stand alone so well on that end—it needs a sequel to provide any real satisfaction.
I don't really recommend this. If you're a hard-core science fiction fan, you'll probably read it anyway but, if you're marginal on the genre, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. I'll probably check out the sequel to see if we get any farther in resolving the very interesting original premise of the book.
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pass an afternoon.It starts well. We are presented with what looks like a mysterious first contact story, perhaps even some kind of sinister surveillance of humanity. Unfortunately, by the end of the book, we aren't much farther along than that. The main plot has no resolution and, instead, we simply take a joy ride through the galaxy having minor adventures. I wouldn't have a real problem with this (that's why sequels exist, after all) if these adventures weren't populated with a set of ludicrously stereotypical characters. The only one that seemed vaguely real to me was Priscilla Hutchins, the ship's captain and main character. Otherwise, we have the self-made zillionaire who keeps getting people killed because "nothing can go wrong"; the egotistical scientist who will stop at nothing in the pursuit of his specialty; the incompetent bureaucrats who take all the credit for what goes right and blame others for all failures; the beautiful actress whose intelligence is not recognized because of her physical attributes...well, you get the idea.
By the end, I just wanted to get on with real story that, I assume, will come in some later book and wished that a few more of the crew had met stupid deaths so I didn't have to read about them anymore.
This book is a loose sequel to Deepsix in that it continues with some of the characters. However, it can easily be started without having read the previous stories. I haven't tried any of the books that follow it and, as I note above, it doesn't stand alone so well on that end—it needs a sequel to provide any real satisfaction.
I don't really recommend this. If you're a hard-core science fiction fan, you'll probably read it anyway but, if you're marginal on the genre, I'd suggest you look elsewhere. I'll probably check out the sequel to see if we get any farther in resolving the very interesting original premise of the book.
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LibraryThing member sara_k
Chindi is a scifi thriller. A ship stumbled upon a message being transmitted from an invisible thing. Research shows that the message is being relayed but from where and to whom? Priscilla Hutchins is handpicked to Captain a vehicle to trace the messages and perhaps find sentient aliens. When the
This novel is fast paced and exciting. One after the other there are exciting and horrifying discoveries. Mistakes are made. Things that look harmless turn out to be deadly. There are cool math problems that I couldn't begin to solve but I felt a certain satisfaction when the scientists or AI's worked the problems of acceleration, fuel, etc.
Most of the characters feel substantial (Nick seemed a little thin to me) and even central characters are at risk so that until the last page my throat was clenched.
Have I said before that I know very few people who read science fiction or even fantasy? Well, I know very few, few men and even fewer women. I cannot think of anyone I know who would be interested in Chindi so I will throw my recommendation into the web and hope that it reaches someone.
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chindi is found, the seekers are baffled by its cargo. Who gathered these things and why? This novel is fast paced and exciting. One after the other there are exciting and horrifying discoveries. Mistakes are made. Things that look harmless turn out to be deadly. There are cool math problems that I couldn't begin to solve but I felt a certain satisfaction when the scientists or AI's worked the problems of acceleration, fuel, etc.
Most of the characters feel substantial (Nick seemed a little thin to me) and even central characters are at risk so that until the last page my throat was clenched.
Have I said before that I know very few people who read science fiction or even fantasy? Well, I know very few, few men and even fewer women. I cannot think of anyone I know who would be interested in Chindi so I will throw my recommendation into the web and hope that it reaches someone.
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LibraryThing member Pool_Boy
For not having read much science fiction over the last bunch of years, reading this was a pretty good step back in to the genre. Sort of sci-fi, sort of suspense/thriller, it engaged me and I felt compelled to read it more quickly than other books. Good job.
LibraryThing member PghDragonMan
The book jacket says Chindi is one of the best science fiction novels of the year. I read a lot of other science fiction published in 2002, and this is certainly not one of my picks for that accolade. Slightly above average is the best I would go for this story.
According to the author, Jack
What is left over is another “we are not alone in the universe” story triggered by the reception of an errant signal from outside our solar system to another point still further away. The rest of the book is devoted to trying to trace the signal to its source.
Read this as an Action / Adventure story and it is not too bad . . . if you are patient. The good action does not take place until the final quarter, maybe even eighth, of the novel. There are no new sci-fi technologies here and the alien encounters are disappointing. McDevitt’s style is very readable and he builds a lot of empathy for the protagonists. That is what keeps you reading. Maybe the girl will end up with the right guy after all.
Worth reading and very entertaining, Chindi was not the breakout novel the blurbs seem to promise. Still, better than average. If some new technology or new wrinkle to the genre had been added, I would have boosted the rating another half point or so.
According to the author, Jack
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McDevitt, not much has really changed in the Twenty-third Century. Bureaucrats are still concerned with following regulations, people in command are still more concerned with placing blame than actually leading, award winning scientists are still looking to steal the glory from others and people are still realizing their last failed relationship really was with the right person. That pretty much covers the non-essentials of this plot.What is left over is another “we are not alone in the universe” story triggered by the reception of an errant signal from outside our solar system to another point still further away. The rest of the book is devoted to trying to trace the signal to its source.
Read this as an Action / Adventure story and it is not too bad . . . if you are patient. The good action does not take place until the final quarter, maybe even eighth, of the novel. There are no new sci-fi technologies here and the alien encounters are disappointing. McDevitt’s style is very readable and he builds a lot of empathy for the protagonists. That is what keeps you reading. Maybe the girl will end up with the right guy after all.
Worth reading and very entertaining, Chindi was not the breakout novel the blurbs seem to promise. Still, better than average. If some new technology or new wrinkle to the genre had been added, I would have boosted the rating another half point or so.
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LibraryThing member geertwissink
Superluminal pilot Hutch is on the move again. It is a book with multiple faces. I enjoyed the description of the Chindi very much, and Retreat was put down very colorful, the words elicited all kinds of beautiful skyscapes in my head. But the main characters kept their distance. Hutch is smart,
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beautiful but also gloomy, which drips through the lines. The other characters, especially George, are put down too one-dimensional, it's getting hard to believe after a while they make the same mistakes over and over again. But still, in the end I just had to read on an on to the end .. that's a good thing! Show Less
LibraryThing member lithicbee
The Priscilla Hutchins series gets more exciting with chindi, both action-wise and in the mind-blowing aspects of what it means to come into contact with some ancient alien technology. The discoveries in this book should fundamentally change the human race in this series. Yes, a lot of stupid
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people put themselves in dangerous situations in this book, repeatedly, similar to The Engines of God and Deepsix. As in the those books, maybe they're doing it for ego, maybe to not seem cowardly, maybe for the good of mankind. McDevitt doesn't answer those questions, and that's okay. I just wish some character spoke up and said, "Hey, there's actually a way to do this where we won't maybe die as a result." In the meantime, at least they're visiting some interesting places and meeting interesting people/things before--and while--they're dying. Show Less
LibraryThing member SaintBrevity
Another Library of Babel recommendation; I'd never heard of Jack McDevitt before. The one line review is "Indiana Jones, in space, no Nazis."
This is not the first book in this series; it appears that Deepsix chronologically precedes this one. That said, as only passing reference to the first book
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 Deepsix chronologically precedes this one. That said, as only passing reference to the first book
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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.
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LibraryThing member closedmouth
(Reviewed December 30, 2008)
McDevitt has such cool ideas, but he keeps ruining it by turning everything into a race against time. It's not bad, but it could have been so much more.
McDevitt has such cool ideas, but he keeps ruining it by turning everything into a race against time. It's not bad, but it could have been so much more.
LibraryThing member dogrover
Formulaic, predictable, bland and unambitious. (** Some spoilers ahead **) If this was the first "hard" science fiction book I'd read, the thought of a massive self-directing artifact whose job is to collect a pan-galactic zoo and was built by a long-vanished uber-race whose mere detritus exceeds
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man's tiny grasp might indeed make for "an ambitious, exciting, big-idea hard-SF novel".When we finally do encounter the mother-lode of alien treasure, it turns out to be a summer-home for some rich guy/girl/thing who really just likes to have a sip of hot tea, read a good book and gaze out at the stars. All the build up of trying to second-guess the incomprehensible thought patterns of god-like Others was, perhaps, a bit of a let-down.A book far behind its time, and certainly undeserving of any comparison with "Rendezvous with Rama". Show Less
LibraryThing member twiglet12
"I don't think we should do this"
"Well, I think we should.....ooops I'm dead!"
And repeat...
Some interesting ideas but perhaps it is better to read [Rendezvous with Rama] instead, as it deals with almost exactly the same kind of situation just in a more accomplished manner.
Hopefully the next two
"Well, I think we should.....ooops I'm dead!"
And repeat...
Some interesting ideas but perhaps it is better to read [Rendezvous with Rama] instead, as it deals with almost exactly the same kind of situation just in a more accomplished manner.
Hopefully the next two
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books in the series are a bit better and cover new ground, or at least read like books that I haven’t read before. Show Less
LibraryThing member plappen
A couple of hundred years from now, a routine survey mission to a neutron star picks up a few seconds of what seems like a transmission of alien origin. The reception wasn’t long enough to determine where it came from or where it was going. The next step for the neutron star is to turn into a
With pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchinson, the crew are not the usual scientist types, but members of the Contact Society, a group of rich people who fund research into extraterrestrial life. This is important because after 200 years of diligent searching for other civilizations, the results have been very disappointing. Following the signal from one star system to another, the humans find the same type of stealth satellites in orbit around various planets. Even by the standards of interstellar distances, this is a huge relay system. Attempts by companion ships to bring one aboard to study end in disaster.
The crew encounters a planet inhabited by humanoids with wings, who bear a striking resemblance to angels. Hutch is the only one who thinks that landing and establishing contact with the natives is not such a good idea. The "angels" show themselves to be uninterested in contact when they attack the humans with claws and sharp teeth, killing two of them.
Around another planet, the humans find a giant asteroid which is actually an alien spaceship. After much exploration, they determine that it is some sort of automated archaeological survey ship, picking up bits of other cultures from throughout the galaxy. The satellites signal when a culture is sufficiently advanced to warrant a visit.
This is a gem of a book. It’s nice and mind-blowing, the author does a fine job throughout, and the science is kept to reasonable levels.
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black hole, so there shouldn’t be anyone or anything in the vicinity. After probes again pick up the signal, a special mission is sent from Earth to investigate.With pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchinson, the crew are not the usual scientist types, but members of the Contact Society, a group of rich people who fund research into extraterrestrial life. This is important because after 200 years of diligent searching for other civilizations, the results have been very disappointing. Following the signal from one star system to another, the humans find the same type of stealth satellites in orbit around various planets. Even by the standards of interstellar distances, this is a huge relay system. Attempts by companion ships to bring one aboard to study end in disaster.
The crew encounters a planet inhabited by humanoids with wings, who bear a striking resemblance to angels. Hutch is the only one who thinks that landing and establishing contact with the natives is not such a good idea. The "angels" show themselves to be uninterested in contact when they attack the humans with claws and sharp teeth, killing two of them.
Around another planet, the humans find a giant asteroid which is actually an alien spaceship. After much exploration, they determine that it is some sort of automated archaeological survey ship, picking up bits of other cultures from throughout the galaxy. The satellites signal when a culture is sufficiently advanced to warrant a visit.
This is a gem of a book. It’s nice and mind-blowing, the author does a fine job throughout, and the science is kept to reasonable levels.
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LibraryThing member Vvolodymyr
Read the book a while ago. But what I remember is an entertaining read about a group of exoarchaeologists come first contact crew. The prose is free-flowing, the science and events are reasonably plausible. I also remember enjoying quite a bit of suspense (especially towards the end) as well as the
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general sense of wonder/discovery. Recommend to those, seeking light but intelligent scifi adventure. Show Less
LibraryThing member jmourgos
In “Chindi” we got to learn a lot more about Priscilla Hutchins’ love lives. She gets talked into taking a ship out to where signals were heard, which are artificial in nature. The crew she takes with her are from a group many at the time think are a little nutty. And they certainly seem to
After a long, long intro and some flashback, where she flirts with one guy (who is a pilot) and rediscovers an old boyfriend (who hitches a ride on her ship, how awkward), she goes on many adventures in this book.
The main theme is “do what Priscilla says or you’re dead”. Yeah, that’s about it. She tells people to be careful in going into a dark, dismal alien building or planet and people end up dead. To her credit, she does not give an “I told you so” but does deal with these areas rather well.
The characters I really could not get into them much. Tor the scientist and George, the leader of the group, did lend some humor.
Priscilla gets into the vacuum of space twice. Once to save someone and once to freeze the vomit in her Flickering field (long story). So the science is not the greatest.
Much criticism of the bureaucracy of science museums, regardless of century, with all kinds of red tape abounds.
Bottom line: Entertaining, but really only for a McDevitt fan or a Hutchins purist.
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be. They want to hunt for UFOs and aliens, regardless that at this time there have been many faster than light ships out there and not much was found. After a long, long intro and some flashback, where she flirts with one guy (who is a pilot) and rediscovers an old boyfriend (who hitches a ride on her ship, how awkward), she goes on many adventures in this book.
The main theme is “do what Priscilla says or you’re dead”. Yeah, that’s about it. She tells people to be careful in going into a dark, dismal alien building or planet and people end up dead. To her credit, she does not give an “I told you so” but does deal with these areas rather well.
The characters I really could not get into them much. Tor the scientist and George, the leader of the group, did lend some humor.
Priscilla gets into the vacuum of space twice. Once to save someone and once to freeze the vomit in her Flickering field (long story). So the science is not the greatest.
Much criticism of the bureaucracy of science museums, regardless of century, with all kinds of red tape abounds.
Bottom line: Entertaining, but really only for a McDevitt fan or a Hutchins purist.
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LibraryThing member clark.hallman
Chindi by Jack McDevitt – This is the third book in the Priscilla Hutchins (Academy/Engines of God) series by McDevitt. After a mysterious transmission of unknown origin is received by a deep-space interstellar ship. Hutch is hired to take a group of wealthy alien-hunter/enthusiasts into space in
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search of the aliens that sent the transmission. They encounter more transmissions and they appear to be the real thing. Hutch and her naïve, arrogant and totally unprepared alien hunters undertake a difficult, dangerous and very deadly journey through several solar systems attempting to find the aliens. Unfortunately, it bothered me that Hutch continually allowed her clueless passengers to pursue extremely dangerous actions instead of exercising restraint to keep them safe. It just didn’t seem realistic that she was not more proactive about their safety. In addition, I was disappointed by the results of their search although significant alien artifacts were found. However, McDevitt can write thrilling action and he included enough of it to make this book worthwhile. Show Less
LibraryThing member scottcholstad
Chindi is one of the best books I have ever read – ever! It’s got everything – intrigue, mystery, action, adventure, archeology, ancient alien civilizations, space ships, and in this novel, real live aliens. It’s freakin’ awesome!
This is the third novel in the six novel series entitled
There are, I believe, some six members of the Contact Society along for the ride, led by George, who’s paying her salary and with whom she bumps heads from time to time. He wants to take over, but as captain of the ship, she asserts that she has final say in matters.
They get out to the star and discover a network of stealth satellites engaged in the observation of a number of worlds. This is big. They decide to try and follow the satellites to try and track down who built the network and why. This leads to new worlds. They discover one beautiful world they call Paradise and against Hutch’s wishes, land on it. The reason? They discover aliens on it, whom they call Angels because they’re beautiful people with large wings. They step out of their lander bearing gifts and are attacked and suffer two fatalities before Hutch saves them and gets them out of there. It’s sobering. Hutch wants to return, but the remainder of the group want to keep going.
They keep following the satellites and find a new world with a huge home on it. They land and find it’s deserted, but looks lived in. They discover two burial plots outside and one looks like it’s been touched recently. They call the Academy and the Academy decides to send a ship of researchers out there.
Meanwhile, while they’re out in space, they spot a rock-like monster sized space ship, an alien one, and are really excited. They call it the chindi. George wants to land on it and explore it, especially if it involves finding an alien race inside. They send radio messages to the ship, but they are ignored. Finally, against Hutch’s better judgment, they go to the ship and cut through a hatch and get inside the ship. It’s huge. Bigger than big cities. They find many rooms that are like museums showing other alien races and even movies of them. George is ecstatic and wants to stay on the ship with his crew. Hutch is worried the ship could take off into hyperspace at any time though, but George says she can come back to pick them up when it’s about to do that, so against her better judgment, she agrees. I guess she’s a bit of a pushover, when I think of it.
After a few days, Hutch’s AI tells her the chindi is about to take off and she contacts George to let them know they don’t have much time. And the ship is in the middle of something like a hurricane. She doesn’t know if she can pick them up safely. She tries, but one of them dies and another, her love interest, is trapped on the ship. She goes into hyperspace to meet the chindi at its supposed destination and beats it there. Big concern. Now there are several human ships in the system and the problem is how to get Tor, the man on board, off the ship before it goes hyper. It’s an exciting and breathtaking finish to the novel and you don’t get a break from the action at all. During this adventure, a couple of other ships that took satellites on board for Academy exploration blew up, so there were more deaths. Was it all worth it? Okay, so Hutch is a bit of a pushover, but she saves the day repeatedly and saves people’s lives in the process. She’s a great ship’s captain. And the Contact Society makes some great discoveries. This is a fantastic novel, better than the previous two, and I don’t see how the author will be able to top it in the next three, but I’m eagerly waiting to read all of them. Strongly recommended.
This is the third novel in the six novel series entitled
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The Academy series, featuring Priscilla Hutchins, or Hutch, the space ship pilot for the Science Academy. Normally, she spends her time ferrying archeologists around to various planets and participating as she can, but lately she’s been thinking of retiring. She’s had a full and distinctive career. However, she’s given one last assignment that’s hard to turn down – ferry members of the Contact Society, a bunch of alien nutjobs, out to a neutron star where a couple of radio transmissions had been discovered so they can explore. They desperately want to discover an alien race.There are, I believe, some six members of the Contact Society along for the ride, led by George, who’s paying her salary and with whom she bumps heads from time to time. He wants to take over, but as captain of the ship, she asserts that she has final say in matters.
They get out to the star and discover a network of stealth satellites engaged in the observation of a number of worlds. This is big. They decide to try and follow the satellites to try and track down who built the network and why. This leads to new worlds. They discover one beautiful world they call Paradise and against Hutch’s wishes, land on it. The reason? They discover aliens on it, whom they call Angels because they’re beautiful people with large wings. They step out of their lander bearing gifts and are attacked and suffer two fatalities before Hutch saves them and gets them out of there. It’s sobering. Hutch wants to return, but the remainder of the group want to keep going.
They keep following the satellites and find a new world with a huge home on it. They land and find it’s deserted, but looks lived in. They discover two burial plots outside and one looks like it’s been touched recently. They call the Academy and the Academy decides to send a ship of researchers out there.
Meanwhile, while they’re out in space, they spot a rock-like monster sized space ship, an alien one, and are really excited. They call it the chindi. George wants to land on it and explore it, especially if it involves finding an alien race inside. They send radio messages to the ship, but they are ignored. Finally, against Hutch’s better judgment, they go to the ship and cut through a hatch and get inside the ship. It’s huge. Bigger than big cities. They find many rooms that are like museums showing other alien races and even movies of them. George is ecstatic and wants to stay on the ship with his crew. Hutch is worried the ship could take off into hyperspace at any time though, but George says she can come back to pick them up when it’s about to do that, so against her better judgment, she agrees. I guess she’s a bit of a pushover, when I think of it.
After a few days, Hutch’s AI tells her the chindi is about to take off and she contacts George to let them know they don’t have much time. And the ship is in the middle of something like a hurricane. She doesn’t know if she can pick them up safely. She tries, but one of them dies and another, her love interest, is trapped on the ship. She goes into hyperspace to meet the chindi at its supposed destination and beats it there. Big concern. Now there are several human ships in the system and the problem is how to get Tor, the man on board, off the ship before it goes hyper. It’s an exciting and breathtaking finish to the novel and you don’t get a break from the action at all. During this adventure, a couple of other ships that took satellites on board for Academy exploration blew up, so there were more deaths. Was it all worth it? Okay, so Hutch is a bit of a pushover, but she saves the day repeatedly and saves people’s lives in the process. She’s a great ship’s captain. And the Contact Society makes some great discoveries. This is a fantastic novel, better than the previous two, and I don’t see how the author will be able to top it in the next three, but I’m eagerly waiting to read all of them. Strongly recommended.
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LibraryThing member AltheaAnn
Apparently, 'Chindi' is part of a series of books all set in the same universe by McDevitt, but this is the first book I've read by this author. A wealthy group devoted to the search for extraterrestrial civilizations gets an experienced pilot assigned to their mission. Although they're widely
The book is written reasonably entertainingly - in that it's got decent characterization, a constant flow of mystery, romance, action, and a near-constant death toll, but the problem was that I kept waiting for the big revelation that was going to reveal why all these alien civilizations seemed so remarkably and unbelievably HUMAN - I mean, one place they find is a near-exact simulacrum of a 19th-century European sitting room, just a little bit bigger - and no one even thinks that that is odd. But nothing of the sort ever came up in the book, and all I can attribute it to is a remarkable lack of imagination in describing possible alien cultures.
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regarded as being a bunch of kooks, the mission is more successful than anticipated: a network of broadcasting satellites is discovered, all circling planets which have signs of now-dead civilizations - and they lead to a mysterious, gigantic alien spacecraft which seems to be an unmanned craft, creating a museum of alien civilizations.The book is written reasonably entertainingly - in that it's got decent characterization, a constant flow of mystery, romance, action, and a near-constant death toll, but the problem was that I kept waiting for the big revelation that was going to reveal why all these alien civilizations seemed so remarkably and unbelievably HUMAN - I mean, one place they find is a near-exact simulacrum of a 19th-century European sitting room, just a little bit bigger - and no one even thinks that that is odd. But nothing of the sort ever came up in the book, and all I can attribute it to is a remarkable lack of imagination in describing possible alien cultures.
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LibraryThing member cindywho
This was a perfectly serviceable space adventure with space travel, archaeology and monsters. The characters were a little thin, but the best part was that many of them were women, including the main character. It's nice to get an adventure story without it being uncomfortable because girls are
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LibraryThing member ChrisRiesbeck
Solid McDevitt space adventure. That means one hairs-breadth escape after another, from one of the galaxy to the other. This is part of McDevitt's series with star pilot Priscilla Hutchins. I must admit to finding these pretty interchangeable with his series with Alex Benedict. On the positive
Read for fun.
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side, the writing is clear, the characters sympathetic, and the action constant. On the negative side, this version of the 23rd century looks an awful lot like the 1950s, with spaceships. The role and gender relationships haven't changed a bit. Entertainment hasn't changed much, except for the presence of sims, that are basically your standard holodeck.Read for fun.
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LibraryThing member Guide2
Any real exploration group would have stopped way earlier...
LibraryThing member lschiff
So-so writing, but an incredibly promising plot that left you completely hanging.
1/1/2012 update. I just finished reading the first book in this series and I really enjoyed it.
1/1/2012 update. I just finished reading the first book in this series and I really enjoyed it.
Subjects
Awards
Nebula Award (Nominee — Novel — 2003)
Locus Recommended Reading (2002)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002-07
Physical description
511 p.; 4.16 inches
ISBN
0441011020 / 9780441011025