Thunderbird

This is a fun, feel-good story about an ancient portal discovered in a Sioux Indian reservation in North Dakota. So, in principle, the portal is owned by the Sioux Indians, and all passages are controlled by a member of the tribe. The portal leads to other places in the universe, and those places le......more

Probably closer to 3.5 STARS. However, it is definitely engrossing and moves at a rapid pace. I inhaled the book in just over 24 hours. The premise of a star gate which is found on Indian-controlled land in North Dakota is intriguing. There are some annoying aspects of the book in that you want to sh......more

In general, I *love* McDevitt's books: great, big ideas; fast, tight plots; interesting characters, if not of the greatest depth; and a comfortable style of prose. I've read every book of his as soon as available for decades. Well, every rule has an exception. I give it 2 stars, but it's really more......more

I enjoy McDevitt's writing style and this is an entertaining, engrossing study of how different people and groups would respond to the possibilities of first contact and advanced materials and science which would throw the world economy into a tailspin. Clearly this sequel is intended as next in a co......more

Originally posted at fantasyliterature.com When we last left Jack McDevitt’s North Dakota in 1996’s Ancient Shores, the U.S. Government had failed miserably and embarrassingly to wrest control of an alien stargate from the Spirit Lake Sioux, rightful owners of the land on which the alien artifact was......more