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Jack McDevitt Books in Order
Every Jack McDevitt book in publication order — 34 in total, spanning 1986–2019.
Publication Order of Alex Benedict Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Talent for War | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Polaris | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Seeker | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | The Devil's Eye | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Echo | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Firebird | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Coming Home | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Octavia Gone | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Academy Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Engines of God | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Deepsix | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Chindi | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Omega | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Odyssey | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Cauldron | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Starhawk | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | The Long Sunset | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Ancient Shores Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Shores | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Thunderbird | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hercules Text | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Eternity Road | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Moonfall | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Infinity Beach / Slow Lightning | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Hello Out There | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Time Travelers Never Die | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | The Cassandra Project | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | A Voice in the Night | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Standard Candles | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Outbound | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Cryptic | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Defending the Future Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best of Defending the Future | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of The Universe of Xuya Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbide Tipped Pens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carbide Tipped Pens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Future Visions | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Best of Defending the Future | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 34, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hercules Text | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | A Talent for War | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | The Engines of God | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Ancient Shores | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Standard Candles | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Eternity Road | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Moonfall | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Deepsix | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Infinity Beach / Slow Lightning | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Hello Out There | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Chindi | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | Omega | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Polaris | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Seeker | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Odyssey | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Outbound | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Cauldron | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | The Devil's Eye | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Time Travelers Never Die | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Cryptic | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Echo | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Firebird | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | The Cassandra Project | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Starhawk | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Coming Home | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Carbide Tipped Pens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Carbide Tipped Pens | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Thunderbird | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Future Visions | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | The Best of Defending the Future | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | The Best of Defending the Future | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | The Long Sunset | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | A Voice in the Night | 2018 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | Octavia Gone | 2019 | Amazon US UK |
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