Deepsix

I like Jack McDevitt very much. Very good story-teller and Priscilla Hutchinson is a nice and very lovely character lady.

A good read.

Good book! Fast delivery. Print is crisp and legible.

I've read several of the "Hutchins" series of novels by Jack McDevitt. What strikes me about them has to do with a strong female lead, "Hutch", her adventures as a pilot for the Academy as they explore the ruins of what was once a thriving civilization across the galaxy but faded out when humans arrived."Are we next" is kinda the question the books imply in this series.In "Deepsix", Nightingale ("Randy") leads a exploratory colony to the planet Deepsix. The life on this planet is deadly and soon makes short work of the people there. In typical overreacting, the place is shut down and quarantined for twenty years. Randy is despondent and blames himself for the disaster, and so does everyone else!Several of the characters I really liked, such as "McAllister." If you want to see a Rush Limbaugh knock-off, it's McAllister. Opinionated and abrupt, writes for galactic news (I guess some things will never change in our future).The other is Priscilla Hutchins, who is ordered to Deepsix to do some reconnaissance before the planet is met with a gas giant, the planet Morgan. She is strong, regrets not meeting her mom's goals and realizes she should make a few of her own. Some minor flashback from earlier books is briefly mentioned.The book shifts drastically from archeology to planetary destruction, what despair and desperation will do to one, and how greed and power trump life any day. Quite a story.Hutch finds herself stranded on the planet, with only a few people, as an earthquake destroys one lander and an inept "pilot", newswoman, destroys another and gets herself killed in the process. The rest of the book deals with the deadline, some not wanting them rescued, and the deux ex machina of an alien device that just might help them get off the rock before it is wiped out.Bottom Line: I did not care for some characters, several needed fleshing out. The captain that allowed passengers to go to the surface just before the disaster, several and sundry crewmen and women, and a few die that I did not care for. The book builds suspense well and the pacing is decent.Kindle Edition: The Kindle edition has several spelling errors that are really distracting. Clearly the scan did not go well from text to electronic font. Clean it up!Recommended.

Le capitaine Hutchins de "The engines of God" reprend du service auprès d'archéologues ; comme elle est apparemment particulièrement poissarde, même si rien n'est vraiment de sa faute, ça tourne à nouveau à la catastrophe. S'en suit une course poursuite pour échapper à la mort rondement menée. Très réussi.