Seeker
by Jack McDevitt
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Book Reviews of Seeker
Book Review: Second Book I've Read by McDevitt - There Will Not Be A Third
Summary: 2 Stars
The problem with McDevitt's work is pretty easy to summarize: The quality of his writing simply doesn't hold up to the quality of his ideas. There are occasionally great passages where his imagination shines through, involving evolution, technology, politics, sociology, etc., but these parts are buried between plodding stretches of mundane writing and incredibly sparse plot and character development. Unlike the ideas in his work, there is just no flair or creativity in the language he uses. And in my opinion, these few interesting ideas aren't enough to justify hundreds of pages of tedious high-school level writing. That might sound a little vicious, but sometimes the truth hurts.Book Review: Another solid performance
Summary: 4 Stars
This book uses a set of characters established in the book Polaris. If you've not read that book yet, do so. While this book will stand alone, there is character development that occurs in the first that is glossed here.
Seeker can best be classified as a Science Fiction Mystery. Set in the far future, the characters seek to find something from the past. Specifically a ship by the name of Seeker. The dialog is good, the puzzle interesting as are the characters.
I'm giving this book four stars as there are several minor conflicts that run through the book those and the major conflict all seem a bit forced.
All in all a fun easy read.
Book Review: Just so-so, with some good ideas
Summary: 3 Stars
This is mostly a mystery novel, about the search for the origins of a mysterious artifact that a burglar acquires. It is believed to be linked to the Seeker, an ancient space vessel that vanished, along with several hundred colonists. The search for clues is mostly long and dull, and most of the characters simply fill a needed role in the story. The discoveries near the book's conclusion are fascinating, for sure. But it was a lot of book to get through for the payoff. Some characters also appeared in Polaris, another very similar book in tone and pace. If you liked it, you'll like this. If that was a bit dull, as it was for me, then this will be the same.Book Review: A bit slow at first - but really grabs you...
Summary: 5 Stars
The first 150 pages of this story are just good enough to keep you going... then after that everything moves to a unique and thought-provoking climax. The author did such a good job early in the book of setting the stage for the climax that it really does make your jaw drop, and puts you right into the story.
My only criticism of this book is that I didn't find the main characters all that interesting. (In fact I've already forgotten their names!) This book is really about the mystery and idea of the lost colony. But that is intriguing enough that it makes this story very, very good.
Highly recommended.
Book Review: Good read.
Summary: 3 Stars
I decided I had to read this book after checking out the first paragraph. It is good. It has a mystery, you want to solve the mystery, and it moves along well. I didn't find myself caring too deeply for the characters, but McDevitt is a hell of a writer, and I kept wanting to see what was around the next corner so to speak. I'd say this is worth taking a look at if you like sci fi mysteries. I gave it three stars, because to me, 3 stars means that the book did it's job for me, nothing less and nothing more. It's like a B or a B+.