Polaris (Alex Benedict, #2)

Posted on 17 December 2017 by Jack McDevitt

The luxury space yacht Polaris carried an elite group of the wealthy and curious thousands of light years from Earth to witness a spectacular stellar phenomenon It never returned The search party sent to investigate found the Polaris empty and adrift in space, the fate of its pilot and passengers a mystery Sixty years later, prominent antiquities dealer Alex Benedict is determined to find the truth about Polaris no matter how far he must travel across the stars, no matter the risk. Best Read Polaris (Alex Benedict, #2) [ By ] Jack McDevitt [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The main problem with SF Mystery crossovers is that you kinda rather need to be a fan of both genres.Fortunately, I am, and so this book fit like a pretty comfortable glove And it s not even a traditional mystery, either Imagine a modern mystery that included a missing crew on an ocean liner from a hundred years in the past You ve got a lot of weird questions and archeology and a lot of research ahead of you, but wait What if some really weird events keep happening around you, your artifacts The main problem with SF Mystery crossovers is that you kinda rather need to be a fan of both genres.Fortunately, I am, and so this book fit like a pretty comfortable glove And it s not even a traditional mystery, either Imagine a modern mystery that included a missing crew on an ocean liner from a hundred years in the past You ve got a lot of weird questions and archeology and a lot of research ahead of you, but wait What if som...Wellllll parts of this I liked Interesting world building, I liked the concept of sci fi mystery, but some things didn t do it for me Not having read other books in the series, I had a hard time really rooting for the two main leads, and it s told from first person perspective, a woman, but she didn t SEEM like a woman talking I figured out some of the plot way ahead of the heroes, so I started skimming a bit through the last half I dunno, it was worth reading and I might pick upby the Wellllll parts of this I liked Interesting world building, I liked the concept of sci fi mystery, but some things didn t do it for me Not having read other books in the series, I had a hard time really rooting for the two main leads, and it s told from first person perspective, a woman, but she didn t SEEM like a woman talking I figured out some of the plot way ahead of the heroes, so I started ski...Minor Spoiler Alert Polaris is second of Jack McDevitt s series of novels about Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath and it is probably the best of the group.This is a series of novels that need not be read in order, as there is no real development from one to the next However, the reader might benefit from reading A Talent for War first as it is the opening book in the series and sets up some of the past influences It is also the only novel of the group that is told from the point of view of Ale Minor Spoiler Alert Polaris is second of Jack McDevitt s series of novels about Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath and it is probably the best of the group.This is a series of novels that need not be read in order, as there is no real development from one to the next However, the reader might benefit from reading A Talent for War first as it is the opening book in the series and sets up some of the past influences It is also the only novel of the group that is told from the point of view of Alex Benedict the others are all from Chase Kolpath s point of view All of the novels are written in first person past.These stories are all mysteries first and science fiction second and that is really what drives them Set in the far distant future, when the planet of Rimway is the primary seat of power for the current ruling government, the Confederacy no, not that one , the novels detail the adventures of an antique dealer named Alex Benedict Descended from good money and raised most...I grabbed Polaris on a whim at the used bookstore It looked like an interesting mystery set in the future a future where humanity has spread to other planets, where entire civilizations have risen and fallen over a few millennia With all this history between Alex Benedict and life back here on Earth, there are bound to be so many cool mysteries to explore But when Alex and his partner, Chase Kolpath, begin investigating the sixty year old disappearance of the entire crew of the Polaris, peopl I grabbed Polaris on a whim at the used bookstore It looked like an interesting mystery set in the future a future where humanity has spread to other planets, where entire civilizations have risen and fallen over a few millennia With all this history between Alex Benedict and life back here on Earth, there are bound to be so many cool mysteries to explore But when Alex and his partner, Chase Kolpath, begin investigating the sixty year old disappearance of the entire crew of the Polaris, people start trying to kill them So they know they re on to something.Jack McDevitt elects to have a kind of Holmes Watson relationship going on here Though billed an Alex Benedict novel , Polaris is narrate...While I enjoyed this second installment in the Alex Benedict series, as it was a page turning futuristic mystery, there were a few things that irked me This book was narrated by Alex s side kick, Chase Kolpath unlike the first book, which was narrated by Alex himself I was looking forward to this different perspective when I started reading, but found the na...Having really enjoyed McDevitt s Engines of God and read Orson Scott Card s review of the Alex Benedict Chase Kolpath mystery archeological treasure hunt series I turned to the library to see what was around I was happy to see that they had number 2 in the series and so that s where I m beginning.As with Engines of God, this book presents one mystery cliffhanger after another and then goes about investigating in a very straight forward way Which is fine with me since McDevitt s storytelling is Having really enjoyed McDevitt s Engines of God and read Orson Scott Card s review of the Alex Benedict Chase Kolpath mystery archeological treasure hunt series I turned to the library to see what was around I was happy to see that they had number 2 in the series and so that s where I m beginning.As with Engines of God, this book presents one m...The high pointI finished it 2 Stars When I read scifi, I m not looking for a mystery novel, especially one with a bumbling protagonist Alex Benedict is not a heroic figure, that s for sure The story is from the POV of his female assistant, Chase, but it did not feel like a woman thinking and talking, seemed like a guy The Polaris is basically a McGuffin but nothing in the plot had to be in space Didn t much care about anyone in the story Per McDevitt standard, all the men are stupid, ma The high pointI finished it 2 Stars When I read scifi, I m not looking for a mystery novel, especially one with a bumbling prota...3 stars seems like a lot for this book itsalong the caliber of Dan Brown the guy writer writes in the perspective of a female character, but doesnt quite come across Entertaining though I remember liking the seeker better why am i reading this it was on the library bookshelf.A great blend of sci fi and mystery Featuring the Christian faith in a story set centuries into the future is also a big plus.McDevitt oskab muhedalt kirjutada Teist Alex Benedicti sarja romaani lugedes kadestasin, kui m nusalt on v imalik dialoogi ja karakterite tegemisi kirjeldada Nagu l dva randmega mahlakas minimalism, mis sobivalt torkavate iseloomustavate killukestega l bi pikitud Hoolimata sellest, et lugeja emakeeleks pole English, oli ometi teksti haaramine rmiselt ladus.Sisust ainult niipalju, et kosmoselaev Polaris viib rmiselt auv rse seltskonna inimesi he t he l ppu vaatama Paraku ei l he k ik pl McDevitt oskab muhedalt kirjutada Teist Alex Benedicti sarja romaani lugedes kadestasin, kui m nusalt on v imalik dialoogi ja karakterite tegemisi kirjeldada Nagu l dva randmega mahlakas minimalism, mis sobivalt torkavate iseloomustavate killukestega l bi pikitud Hoolimata sellest, et lugeja emakeeleks pole English, oli ometi teksti haaramine rmiselt ladus.Sisust ainult niipalju, et kosmoselaev Polaris viib rmiselt auv rse seltskonna inimesi he t he l ppu vaatama Paraku ei l he k ik plaani j rgi ja teiste laevkondade ning koduse ldsuse suureks okiks kaob kogu meeskond koos kuulsa kapteniga j ljetult Laev ise hulbib t hjalt kosmoses edasi On selle 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17 December 2017

Jack McDevitt