7.6 /10 1 Votes
Country Unite States Publisher Ace Media type Print, e-book | 3.8/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date November 4, 2014 Originally published 4 November 2014 Genre Science Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series An Alex Benedict novel (Book 7) Nominations Nebula Award for Best Novel Similar Works by Jack McDevitt, Science Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coming Home is a 2014 science fiction novel by Jack McDevitt. It is the seventh in the Alex Benedict series, and was released in November 2014.
Contents
Plot
The story is set approximately 10,000 years in the future, 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.
An intriguing artifact (a Corbett transmitter) 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 mysterich as Baylee never announced such a discovery.
While this is happening, the Capella, a cruise spaceship who disappeared over a decade ago, is expected to resurface, possibly leading to the evacuation of the spacecraft. This is significant because Benedict's uncle Gabe was on the Capella.
Reception
The novel received good reviews, getting a 3,67/5 on GoodReads.