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A review by jaecen
Chindi by Jack McDevitt
4.0
This was a fantastic hard sci-fi book. I'm sucker for discovering-dead-civilization books (which seem to be a Jack McDevitt speciality), and this one blends a huge dose of one of my favorite themes with some excellent representations of astrophsyical phenomena and maneuvering in space (both of which are actually made fairly exciting).
The story and the characters were done very well. There were many mysteries left unsolved, some of which weren't event part of the plot, but the ending was satisfying. I especially liked his depiction of the ship AI's.
I was disappointed that his aliens were typically humanoid or at least earth-analog in form and activity, but that was easily forgiven with the diversity displayed.
The story and the characters were done very well. There were many mysteries left unsolved, some of which weren't event part of the plot, but the ending was satisfying. I especially liked his depiction of the ship AI's.
I was disappointed that his aliens were typically humanoid or at least earth-analog in form and activity, but that was easily forgiven with the diversity displayed.