Order of Jack McDevitt Books

Jack McDevitt is a renowned American science fiction writer, recognized primarily for creating the Alex Benedict and Priscilla Hutchins series. He has received multiple nominations for the Nebula Awards, winning the prestigious honor in 2006 for his work, Seeker. Additionally, he is a recipient of the Robert A. Heinlein Award. McDevitt first gained recognition by winning a short story contest during his freshman year at La Salle University, but he stepped away from writing afterward. He earned a master’s degree in literature from Wesleyan University in 1971, and in 1980, with encouragement from his wife, he returned to writing. The rest, as they say, is history.

Jack McDevitt became a published novelist in 1985 with the novel The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection. Below is a list of Jack McDevitt's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Alex Benedict Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
A Talent for War	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Polaris	(2004)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Seeker	(2005)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil's Eye	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Echo	(2010)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Firebird	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Coming Home	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Octavia Gone	(2019)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Village in the Sky	(2023)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Academy Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Engines of God	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deepsix	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chindi	(2002)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Omega	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Odyssey	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cauldron	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Starhawk	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Long Sunset	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ancient Shores Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Ancient Shores	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Thunderbird	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Hercules Text	(1986)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eternity Road	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Moonfall	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Infinity Beach / Slow Lightning	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hello Out There	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Travelers Never Die	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Cassandra Project (With: Mike Resnick)	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Voice in the Night	(2018)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Return to Glory	(2022)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Fort Moxie Branch (in Full Spectrum 1)	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Travelers Never Die (in Asimov's)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Doorway to the Stars	(2024)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Standard Candles	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Outbound	(2006)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Cryptic	(2009)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Defending the Future Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Best of Defending the Future	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Best Laid Plans (By: Jack Campbell,James Chambers,John L. French,Jack Campbell Jr.,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Jeff Youngquist,Nancy Jane Moore,Bud Sparhawk,David Sherman,Jeff Young,Maria V. Snyder,Jeff Young,Danielle Ackley-McPhail,Jeffrey Lyman,Judi Fleming,Eric V. Hardenbrook,Peter Prellwitz,Eric V. Hardenbrook)	(2021)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Full Spectrum 1	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, October 1992	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Asimov's Science Fiction, May 1996	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Time Machines	(1997)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Explorers	(2000)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nebula Awards Showcase 2007	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Breach the Hull	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sideways In Crime	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fast Forward 2	(2008)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lightspeed: Year One	(2011)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Going Interstellar	(2012)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Other Half of the Sky	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Impossible Futures	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Galaxy's Edge Magazine Issue 11, November 2014	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Carbide Tipped Pens	(2014)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Future Visions	(2015)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Shape the Dark	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beyond Watson	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Best of Defending the Future	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ex Libris: Stories of Librarians, Libraries, and Lore	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Feral Astrogators Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Other Half of the Sky (With: Aliette de Bodard,Nisi Shawl,Terry Boren,Vandana Singh,Ken Liu,Joan Slonczewski,Alexander Jablokov,Martha Wells,Cat Rambo,Melissa Scott,Athena Andreadis,Kay T. Holt,Sue Lange,Christine Lucas,Kelly Jennings,C.W. Johnson,Alex Dally McFarlane)	(2013)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
To Shape the Dark (With: Aliette de Bodard,Gwyneth Jones,Terry Boren,Vandana Singh,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Anil Menon,Athena Andreadis,Kiini Ibura Salaam,Jacqueline Koyanagi,Eleni Tsami,Kristin Landon,Susan Lanigan,M. Fenn,Constance Cooper,C.W. Johnson)	(2016)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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