A Nebula Award finalist for Best Novel from the multi-award winning SF master Jack McDevitt. Second in the acclaimed Alex Benedict series. 'Another highly intelligent, absorbing portrayal of the far future from a leading creator of such tales' Booklist

Jack McDevitt is a former naval officer, taxi driver, English teacher, and motivational trainer, and is now a full-time writer. Eleven of his novels have been Nebula finalists, and SEEKER won the award in 2007. In 2015 Jack won the Robert A. Heinlein Award, given an author of outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space. McDevitt was selected as the winner in recognition of his body of work, which includes over 21 novels and 81 short stories.
McDevitt lives in Georgia with his wife Maureen.