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Jack McDevitt Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Jack McDevitt in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 42 books / 8 series

American author Jack McDevitt is best known for the Academy (Priscilla Hutchins) series and the Alex Benedict novels. A multiple Nebula Award winner, his work is celebrated for its archaeological themes and sense of wonder. This page provides the Jack McDevitt books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Jack McDevitt in Publication Order

1986 The Hercules Text POoSN / 1 Buy
1988 The Fort Moxie Branch (in Full Spectrum 1) POoSS / 1 Buy
1989 A Talent for War POoABB / 1 Buy
1994 The Engines of God POoTAB / 1 Buy
1996 Ancient Shores POoASB / 1 Buy
1996 Standard Candles POoC / 1 Buy
1996 Time Travelers Never Die (in Asimov's) POoSS / 2 Buy
1997 Eternity Road POoSN / 2 Buy
1998 Moonfall POoSN / 3 Buy
2000 Deepsix POoTAB / 2 Buy
2000 Infinity Beach / Slow Lightning POoSN / 4 Buy
2000 Hello Out There POoSN / 5 Buy
2002 Chindi POoTAB / 3 Buy
2003 Omega POoTAB / 4 Buy
2004 Polaris POoABB / 2 Buy
2005 Seeker POoABB / 3 Buy
2006 Outbound POoC / 2 Buy
2006 Odyssey POoTAB / 5 Buy
2007 Cauldron POoTAB / 6 Buy
2008 The Devil's Eye POoABB / 4 Buy
2009 Cryptic POoC / 3 Buy
2009 Time Travelers Never Die POoSN / 6 Buy
2010 Echo POoABB / 5 Buy
2011 Firebird POoABB / 6 Buy
2012 The Cassandra Project(With: Mike Resnick) POoSN / 7 Buy
2013 The Other Half of the Sky POoFAB / 1 Buy
2013 Dogs of War(By: Brenda Cooper,David Sherman,Danielle Ackley-McPhail,Mike McPhail) POoDtFB / 1 Buy
2013 Starhawk POoTAB / 7 Buy
2014 Coming Home POoABB / 7 Buy
2015 Thunderbird POoASB / 2 Buy
2016 The Best of Defending the Future POoDtFB / 2 Buy
2016 To Shape the Dark POoFAB / 2 Buy
2016 Man and Machine(By: James Chambers,Jennifer Brozek,Brenda Cooper,Aaron Rosenberg,Nancy Jane Moore,Bud Sparhawk,Jeff Young,Robert E. Waters,Danielle Ackley-McPhail,Patrick Thomas,Mike McPhail,Judi Fleming,Anton Kukal,Eric V. Hardenbrook,Ronald Garner) POoDtFB / 3 Buy
2018 A Voice in the Night POoSN / 8 Buy
2018 The Long Sunset POoTAB / 8 Buy
2019 In Harm's Way(By: Mike McPhail) POoDtFB / 4 Buy
2019 Octavia Gone POoABB / 8 Buy
2020 Retellings of the Inland Seas(By: Judith Tarr,Alexander Jablokov,James L. Cambias,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Athena Andreadis,Elana Gomel,Christine Lucas,Eleni Tsami,Kelly Jennings,Dimitra Nikolaidou,Genevieve Williams,A.M. Tuomala,F.J. Doucet) POoFAB / 3 Buy
2021 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) POoDtFB / 5 Buy
2022 Return to Glory POoSN / 9 Buy
2023 Village in the Sky POoABB / 9 Buy
2024 Doorway to the Stars POoSS / 3 Buy

Complete Jack McDevitt Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 The Fort Moxie Branch (in Full Spectrum 1) 1988 Buy
02 Time Travelers Never Die (in Asimov's) 1996 Buy
03 Doorway to the Stars 2024 Buy
Feral Astrogators Reading Order 3 books / 2013-2020
01 The Other Half of the Sky 2013 Buy
02 To Shape the Dark 2016 Buy
03 Retellings of the Inland Seas(By: Judith Tarr,Alexander Jablokov,James L. Cambias,Melissa Scott,Shariann Lewitt,Athena Andreadis,Elana Gomel,Christine Lucas,Eleni Tsami,Kelly Jennings,Dimitra Nikolaidou,Genevieve Williams,A.M. Tuomala,F.J. Doucet) 2020 Buy
The Academy Reading Order 8 books / 1994-2018
01 The Engines of God 1994 Buy
02 Deepsix 2000 Buy
03 Chindi 2002 Buy
04 Omega 2003 Buy
05 Odyssey 2006 Buy
06 Cauldron 2007 Buy
07 Starhawk 2013 Buy
08 The Long Sunset 2018 Buy
Alex Benedict Reading Order 9 books / 1989-2023
01 A Talent for War 1989 Buy
02 Polaris 2004 Buy
03 Seeker 2005 Buy
04 The Devil's Eye 2008 Buy
05 Echo 2010 Buy
06 Firebird 2011 Buy
07 Coming Home 2014 Buy
08 Octavia Gone 2019 Buy
09 Village in the Sky 2023 Buy
01 Dogs of War(By: Brenda Cooper,David Sherman,Danielle Ackley-McPhail,Mike McPhail) 2013 Buy
02 The Best of Defending the Future 2016 Buy
03 Man and Machine(By: James Chambers,Jennifer Brozek,Brenda Cooper,Aaron Rosenberg,Nancy Jane Moore,Bud Sparhawk,Jeff Young,Robert E. Waters,Danielle Ackley-McPhail,Patrick Thomas,Mike McPhail,Judi Fleming,Anton Kukal,Eric V. Hardenbrook,Ronald Garner) 2016 Buy
04 In Harm's Way(By: Mike McPhail) 2019 Buy
05 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
Standalone Reading Order 9 books / 1986-2022
01 The Hercules Text 1986 Buy
02 Eternity Road 1997 Buy
03 Moonfall 1998 Buy
04 Infinity Beach / Slow Lightning 2000 Buy
05 Hello Out There 2000 Buy
06 Time Travelers Never Die 2009 Buy
07 The Cassandra Project(With: Mike Resnick) 2012 Buy
08 A Voice in the Night 2018 Buy
09 Return to Glory 2022 Buy
Collections Reading Order 3 books / 1996-2009
01 Standard Candles 1996 Buy
02 Outbound 2006 Buy
03 Cryptic 2009 Buy
Ancient Shores Reading Order 2 books / 1996-2015
01 Ancient Shores 1996 Buy
02 Thunderbird 2015 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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