Omega (novel)

Omega

Author	Jack McDevitt
Language	English
Series	Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
Genre	Science fiction, Mystery fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	2003 (Hardcover edition)
Media type	Print (Paperback & Hardback)
ISBN	0-441-01046-6
Preceded by	Chindi
Followed by	Odyssey

Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004.^[1]

The mystery surrounding the destructive "Omega Clouds" (which are introduced in The Engines of God) is left unexplored until Omega.^[2]

Plot summary

A world of strikingly humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an Omega cloud, which attack and destroy anything with a sharp corner. The beings' civilization is strikingly similar to the early Greeks. Hutch is part of an expedition to save them if possible, using a new discovery.

References

↑ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
↑ Author's Comment: Omega

Novels by Jack McDevitt

Academy series	The Engines of God (1994) Deepsix (2001) Chindi (2002) Omega (2003) Odyssey (2006) Cauldron (2007) Starhawk (2013)

Alex Benedict series	A Talent for War (1989) Polaris (2004) Seeker (2005) The Devil's Eye (2008) Echo (2010) Firebird (2011) Coming Home (2014)

Ancient Shores series	Ancient Shores (1996) Thunderbird (2015)

Others	The Hercules Text (1986) Eternity Road (1998) Moonfall (1998) Infinity Beach (2000) Time Travelers Never Die (2009) The Cassandra Project (2012)

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