The Long Sunset, Jack McDevitt
The Long Sunset, Jack McDevitt
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The Long Sunset

Author: Jack McDevitt

Narrator: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unabridged: 13 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/18/2018

Synopsis

From Nebula Award winner Jack McDevitt comes the eighth installment in the popular The Academy series-Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins discovers an interstellar message from a highly advanced race that could be her last chance for a mission before the program is shut down for good. Hutch has been the Academy's best pilot for decades. She's had numerous first contact encounters and even became a minor celebrity. But world politics have shifted from exploration to a growing fear that the program will run into an extraterrestrial race more advanced than humanity and war. Despite taking part in the recent scientific breakthrough that rejuvenates the human body and expands one's lifespan, Hutch finds herself as a famous interstellar pilot with little to do, until a message from an alien race arrives. The message is a piece of music from an unexplored area. Despite the fact that this alien race could pose a great danger and that this message could have taken several thousand years to travel, the program prepares the last interstellar ship for the journey. As the paranoia grows, Hutch and her crew make an early escape-but what they find at the other end of the galaxy is completely unexpected.

About Jack McDevitt

Jack McDevitt, a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, customs officer, and motivational trainer, is now a full-time writer. His many books include The Devil's Eye, Moonfall, Cauldron, and Seeker, which won a Nebula Award, and he is also the author of numerous prizewinning short stories.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on November 12, 2018

While I can never say that these books by McDevitt are super original, he does have a talent at writing them very well. And I don't mean that they're just some super-action fluff, either, because he just doesn't write those kinds of novels. Instead, we have a thoughtful pacing, in-depth consideration......more

Goodreads review by Craig on December 30, 2018

I've enjoyed McDevitt's Priscilla Hutchins novels more than any other sf series I can think of over these last few years with the exception of his Chase & Alex novels. This latest in the series was no exception, though I really didn't like where I thought he going with it. His future is much like ou......more

Goodreads review by Stewart on January 18, 2023

There's a certain tone to Jack McDevitt's writing that I enjoy, but find difficult to describe. Emotional moments get underplayed, but not to an unreasonable degree. Characters may agonize about difficult decisions, but they don't externalize their struggles. They'll discuss options if there's time,......more

Goodreads review by Jan on May 02, 2018

4 to 4.5 stars. A very entertaining, and ultimately uplifting addition to the 'Academy', or 'Hutch' series. I've read all of the previous books, so I'm very familiar with Priscilla 'Hutch' Hutchins' history. The writing of the books has been spread out over a number of years, and this particular ent......more

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