Ancient Shores

by Jack McDevitt
Ancient Shores
published
December 1st 1996 by Eos
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binding
Mass Market Paperback, 384 pages

isbn
0061054267   (isbn13: 9780061054266)

description
Something very strange has turned up in Tom Lasker's wheat field: a ten-thousand-year-old sailboat made of an unknown substance. And then there's the...more





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Jessica
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04/02/08

bookshelves: fantasyscifi
Read in January, 2004
recommends it for: Jack McDevitt fans
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Nicolas
bookshelves: anticipation, extra-terrestres, science
Read in October, 2005
Dans cet étonnant roman, tout part d’un postulat à côté duquel Contact fait figure de construction de la plus rigoureuse exactitude. Jugez plutôt : un jour, un agriculteur trouve au fond d’un de ses champs un étrange bateau, qu’il n’arrive pas à dater rg dhv nccnenîg nceèf radhêgr pbzzr vapeblnoyrzrag ivrhk.
Malheureusement, je crains de devoir dire que, même si ce roman est raisonnablement intéressant, il est d’un style ...more
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Coleman
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04/09/08

bookshelves: jack-mcdevitt
***Zero Spoilers***

A real let down for McDevitt fans. He starts well, then hardly explores any of the doors he opens. It ends on a climax the reader suffers through to get to a sequel that will never be written.

To his credit, McDevitt is prone to asking more questions than he answers. It's part of his charm. It just really bugged me on this one as it had so much potential for the eye-popping wonder he's capable of. Perhaps I need to exercise my imagination.
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Tim
Tim added it
11/12/08

A cool "alien artifact" story. A farmer finds a strange boat buried in his land, which turns out to be just one relic of a long-buried million-year-old alien vacation resort of sorts. And that's just the first couple chapters!
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Ms. Jen
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07/14/08

Read in January, 2005
I love this book. It has all the bits I like in a good sci/fi novel: technology, mystery, cultural reprecussions, all on top of a good tale.
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Kyra
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10/10/08

Read in October, 2008
This is a fun, light sci-fi book. Not as good as his other books that I've read, especially Chindi, but still a fun read.
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George
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08/22/08

Read in May, 2008
I like most of Jack McDevitt's work - but this is a tedious read.
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Mr. Pe Mr. Pe
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04/09/08

this is a great book and i recommend it to everyone
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Marita
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05/20/08

bookshelves: sci-fi
Has a copy to sell/swap
Dissapointing.
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Patrick
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11/18/08


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11/14/08

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11/12/08

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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.32 (96 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.37 (92 ratings)
number of reviews: 9







other editions

Ancient Shores (Hardcover)
Anciens rivages (Mass Market Paperback)
Ancient Shores (Paperback)