Planetary explorer and alien archaeologist Priscilla Hutchins investigates reports of sentient life on a planet called Deepsix and finds herself on a rescue mission to the planet fated to be destroyed by a collision with a rogue moon.

"The Roadmakers left only ruins behind - but what magnificent ruins!"--BOOK JACKET. "Their concrete highways still cross the continent. Their shattered towers still gleam on the banks of the Mississippi. Their cups and combs and jewelry are found in every Illyrian home. The lost race left behind a legend, as well - a hidden sanctuary called Haven, where a few Roadmakers hid from the mysterious Plague that destroyed their world, and where even now...

" Priscilla Hutchins has been through many experiences. This is the story of her first unforgettable adventure; Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins has finally realized her lifelong dream: She's completed a nerve-bending qualification flight for a pilot's license. Her timing is far from optimal, however. Faster-than-light travel has only recently become a reality, and the World Space Authority is still learning how to manage long-range missions safely....

What happens when first contact goes horribly wrong? When that initial meeting between two sentient species leads to utter confusion and misunderstanding, murder and hijacking, and a tight-lipped coverup for years afterward? Jack McDevitt sets this situation up in Infinity Beach, describing humanity at the end of the third millennium as a solitary race, seemingly alone in the cosmos even after colonizing many worlds beyond Earth: "The universe has...

The story of an archeological dig on planets in space. The heroine is Priscilla Hutchins, the pilot of the expedition, and it is she, an untrained archeologist, who finally solves the mystery of an ancient space civilization. By the author of The Hercules Text.

"Hutch has been the Academy's best pilot for decades. She's had numerous first contact encounters and even became a minor celebrity. But world politics have shifted from exploration to a growing fear that the program will run into an extraterrestrial race more advanced than humanity and war. Despite taking part in the recent scientific breakthrough that rejuvenates the human body and expands one's lifespan, Hutch finds herself as a famous interstellar...

In Nebula Award–winning author Jack McDevitt's ninth installment in the beloved Alex Benedict science fiction mystery series, humanity discovers new intelligent life lightyears away-only for it to disappear without a trace. Centuries after a war with the Mutes, the first aliens to be encountered by humankind, a startling new discovery in the far reaches of the Orion Nebula appears. On a planet with conditions favorable to life, explorer vessel...

The best military and scientific minds on Earth band together in a desperate attempt to preserve an alien society from the deadly force heading for its home planet.

Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath discover that a missing renowned physicist had several interstellar yachts flown far outside the planetary system where they vanished. Following the physicist's trail into the unknown puts Benedict and Kolpath in danger.

In 2255, veteran star pilot Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins spends her retirement supporting fundraising efforts for an organization devoted to deep-space exploration. Soon, Hutch finds herself on the verge of discovering the origins of the deadly Omega clouds that continue to haunt her.