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Coming Home (McDevitt novel)

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An intriguing artifact (a Corbett transmitter, which allows communications through hyperspace) that dates back to the Golden Age of Spaceflight is found in the home of deceased astroarcheologist Garnett Baylee. The source of the artifact is a mystery as Baylee never announced such a discovery.
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While this is happening, the Capella, a cruise spaceship which disappeared over a decade ago, is expected to resurface from hyperspace, possibly leading to the evacuation of the spacecraft. This is significant because Benedict's uncle Gabe was on the Capella.
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During the plot, several elements of the future history are disclosed, such as the global Dark Age and the loss of artifacts and records of that time, the 26th century interstellar colonization, and the 4th millennium unification of Planet Earth.
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The story is set approximately 9,000 years in the future (12th millennium AD), after humanity has expanded to inhabit countless worlds. Alex Benedict and his partner Chase Kolpath are antique dealers who run a firm called Rainbow Enterprises.
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The novel mentions the Academy Series (Priscilla Hutchins). A Priscilla Hutchins book is mentioned as Sci-Fi literature of early space age.
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The novel received good reviews, getting a 3.67/5 on GoodReads.
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In Germany, the Kindle edition is published under the title
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was nominated for the 2014 Nebula award for best novel.
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Jack McDevitt
John Harris
Science fiction
ISBN
978-0425260876
Firebird
science fiction
Jack McDevitt
"Announcing the 2014 Nebula Awards Winners!"
"Coming Home"
"Coming Home - Jack McDevitt's Latest Alex Benedict Novel - GeekDad"
"Coming Home (Alex Benedict #7)"
"Review: Coming Home by Jack McDevitt"
"BOOK REVIEW: Coming Home by Jack McDevitt"
"Apollo: Ein Alex-Benedict-Roman. Alex Benedict, Bd. 7 (German Edition) eBook: McDevitt, Jack, Meier, Frauke: Kindle Store"
http://www.jackmcdevitt.com/home
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t
e
Jack McDevitt
The Engines of God
Deepsix
Chindi
Omega
Odyssey
Cauldron
Starhawk
The Long Sunset
A Talent for War

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