Deepsix Explained

Cover Artist:Chris Moore
Deepsix
Author:Jack McDevitt
Language:English
Series:Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
Genre:Science fiction, mystery
Release Date:September 2000 (special edition)
Media Type:Print (Paperback & Hardback)
Pages:432 pages (hardcover)
Isbn:978-0061051241
Isbn Note:(hardcover)
Preceded By:The Engines of God
Followed By:Chindi

Deepsix is a novel by American science fiction author Jack McDevitt.

Plot summary

Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins leads a crew of space archaeologists to investigate a lost civilization on planet Maleiva III (aka Deepsix) with only a window of weeks before the planet is destroyed by the impending collision with a rogue gas giant.

Reception

Deepsix was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Cmem2002.html 2002 John W. Campbell Memorial Award