A collection of Jack McDevitt stories and novellas, with essays & contributions by other authors. Ways Of Considering An Absent Introduction • (2006) • essay by Barry N. Malzberg The Candidate • (2006) • short fiction Henry James, This One's for You • (2005) • short story Date with Destiny • (1991) • novelette Windows • (2004) • short story Combinations • (1986) • short fiction Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City • (2001) • short story The Mission • (2004) • short story Melville on Iapetus • (1983) • short story The Far Shore • (1982) • short story In the Tower • (1987) • novelette Whistle • (1989) • short story Valkyrie • (1991) • short story Act of God • (2004) • short story Ignition • (2005) • short story Lighthouse • (2006) • short story with Michael Shara Collaboration For "Lighthouse", With Michael Shara • (2006) • essay with Michael Shara The Big Downtown • (2005) • novella Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? • (1999) • essay Infinity Beach • essay Why We Should All Be Reading Science Fiction • essay Blundering Through • essay A Golden Dozen: Twelve Stories To Demonstrate to Reluctant Seniors What They're Missing • (2000) • essay Science Fiction: An Eye on Tomorrow • (2003) • essay Interview, conducted by Thomas Harbach for PHANTASTISCH 2004 • (2005) • interview of • interview with Thomas Harbach Celebrating Jack McDevitt • (2003) • essay by Michael Bishop Bibliography • essay by uncredited
Author
Jack McDevitt is a former English teacher, naval officer, Philadelphia taxi driver, customs officer and motivational trainer. His work has been on the final ballot for the Nebula Awards for 12 of the past 13 years. His first novel, The Hercules Text, was published in the celebrated Ace Specials series and won the Philip K. Dick Special Award. In 1991, McDevitt won the first $10,000 UPC International Prize for his novella, "Ships in the Night." The Engines of God was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and his novella, "Time Travelers Never Die," was nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula awards. McDevitt lives in Georgia with his wife, Maureen, where he plays chess, reads mysteries and eats lunch regularly with his cronies.
