Jack McDevitt
1935
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Wesleyan University
occupation: writer, novelist, science fiction writer
award received: Nebula Award for Best Novel
official website: www.jackmcdevitt.com
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) 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 follow either superluminal pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins or galactic relic hunters Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath. 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 published story was "The Emerson Effect" in The Twilight Zone Magazine in 1981. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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