Seeker is the third Alex Benedict novel from Jack McDevitt. We follow Alex on a new adventure from the viewpoint of his assistant, Chase Kolpath. Alex and Chase face harrowing circumstances as they search for a lost colony that left Earth over 9,0000 years ago.
A small cup with a mysterious name and logo on it turned up at their antiquities business, Rainbow. From there, they must find out where the cup came from and that leads to an adventure, and payout, of a lifetime.
I enjoyed the story, but it felt like a copy of the previous two books with the details changed. Alex and Chase have to dodge assassins and saboteurs to find their prize. I really liked that Chase got to spend so much time with the Mutes while she was doing her research. It gave me a lot of perspective about them and they’re not so scary or devious as I thought they were.
I didn’t quite like the ending of this one. As a reader, I like it when the ending is tied up in a neat bow, but this one involves a new plot twist that just ends. It left me wanting more resolution to the story and I hope to get that as I start the next book in the series.
Over all, I highly recommend this book if you’re a Jack McDevitt fan or a hard sci-fi fan.
