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  1. Jack McDevitt is the author of 12 science-fiction novels and more than 60 stories. His Omega won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel in 2004. He has won numerous other awards and has been a consistent Nebula finalist. His current novel is Seeker. He lives in Georgia, USA.

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