Odyssey (novel) explained

Odyssey is a 2006 science fiction novel by American writer Jack McDevitt. It is set in the 23rd century and "explores the immorality of big business and the short-sightedness of the American government in minimizing support for space travel."

Odyssey was nominated for a 2007 Nebula Award.

Reception

Carl Hays reviewing in Booklist said, "McDevitt's energetic character-driver prose serves double duty by exploring Earth's future political climate and forecasting the potential dangers awaiting humanity among the stars".^[1] Kirkus Reviews was slightly more critical calling it "a low-key, reasonably surprising and involving tale, although not among McDevitt's best."^[2] Jackie Cassada, reviewing for Library Journal, wrote, "the author [...] succeeds in visualizing a believable future of space exploration as well as believable personalities whose lives and loves put a human face on scientific speculation."^[3]

In 2007, Odyssey was nominated for both the Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Odyssey at Worlds Without End

Notes and References

1. Hays . Carl . October 1, 2006 . Odyssey . . 103 . 3 . 45 . 0006-7385.
2. September 15, 2006 . Odyssey . . 74 . 18 . 934 . 0042-6598 . October 7, 2024 . January 23, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210123153940/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jack-mcdevitt/odyssey/ . live .
3. Cassada. Jackie. October 15, 2006. Odyssey. Library Journal. 131. 17. 54–55.
4. Web site: 2007 Award Winners & Nominees . 2009-08-04 . Worlds Without End . June 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180618075912/https://www.worldswithoutend.com/books_year_index.asp?year=2007 . live .
5. Web site: 2007 SFWA(R) Final Nebula Awards(R) Ballot -- Public edition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907064135/http://www.sfwa.org./awards/2008/NebFinal2007.html . 2008-09-07 . 2008-10-13 .