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Jack McDevitt

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McDevitt, Jack
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1935-04-14
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Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books concern either galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath or superluminal space pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins. McDevitt has received numerous nominations for Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards. Seeker won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel.

McDevitt's first story published was "The Emerson Effect" in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981.

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US SF writer.

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