Jack McDevitt: Bibliography

Selected Short Fiction

Story collections:
(SC) — Standard Candles, Tachyon 1996
(SN) — Ships in the Night, Altair Australia 2005
(Ob) — Outbound, ISFiC Press, November 2006

N — Nebula finalist

H — Hugo finalist

UPC — Winner UPC International prize

1981

"The Emerson Effect," Twilight Zone, Dec
Also:
Wondrous Beginnings, Steven H. Silver and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (Daw), 2003

1982

"The Far Shore," Asimov's, Jun; SN Ob

"Black To Move," Asimov's Sep; SC

1983

"Crossing Over," Twilight Zone, Jan-Feb

"The Jersey Rifle," Chess Life, Jan; SC

"Cryptic," Asimov's Apr 83; SC, N
Also:
Year's Best SF, Gardner Dozois, ed., 1985;
Gedanken Fictions, Thomas Easton, ed. (Wildside), 2000

"Melville on Iapetus," Asimov's, Nov 83 Ob

1984

"Translations from the Colosian," Asimov's, Sep; SC

"Promises To Keep," Asimov's, Dec; SC
Also:
Year's Best SF, Gardner Dozois, ed. (Bluejay), 1985;
Christmas Stars, David Hartwell, ed. (Tor), 1992;
Isaac Asimov's Christmas,Gardner Dozois and Sheila Williams, eds. (Ace) 1997;
Explorers, Gardner Dozois, ed. (St Martin's Griffin), 2000

1985

"Tidal Effects," Universe 15, Terry Carr, ed. (Doubleday); SC

1986

"Voice in the Dark," Asimov's, Nov

"Combinations," Chess Life, Dec Ob

1987

"Dutchman," Asimov's, Feb; SC

"To Hell with the Stars," Asimov's, Dec; SC
Also:
The Loch Moose Monster, Sheila Williams, ed. (Delacorte Press) 1993;

"In the Tower," Universe 17, Terry Carr, ed. (Doubleday) Ob

1988

"Sunrise," Asimov's, Mar

"Last Contact," Asimov's, Jun; SN

"The Fort Moxie Branch," Full Spectrum, Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy, eds. (Bantam); SC, NH
Also:
Nebula Awards 24, Michael Bishop, ed. (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich) 1988

1989

"Whistle," Full Spectrum 2, Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout, and Patrick LoBrutto, eds. (Doubleday) Ob

"Leap of Faith," Asimov's, May

"Time's Arrow," Critical Mass, Autumn; SN
Also:
The Fantastic Civil War, Frank McSherry, Jr., ed. (Baen), 1991;
Timegates Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, eds. (Ace), 1997

"Tracks," Asimov's, Dec

1990

"It's a Long Way to Alpha Centauri," Pulphouse, summer

"Happy Birthday," The Further Adventures of the Joker, Martin H. Greenberg, ed. (Bantam)
Also:
Legends of the Batman, Martin H. Greenberg, ed. (MJF Books), 1997

1991

"Date with Destiny," When the Music's Over, Lewis Shiner, ed. (Bantam Spectra) Ob

"Tyger," Asimov's, May; SC

"Lake Agassiz," Full Spectrum 3, Lou Aronica, Amy Stout, and Betsy Mitchell, eds. (Doubleday)

"Gus," Sacred Visions, Andrew M. Greeley and Michael Cassutt, eds. (Tor); SC

"Valkyrie," There Won't Be War, Harry Harrison and Bruce McAllister, eds. (Tor) Ob

"The Tomb," What Might Have Been, Vol III, Gregory Benford and Martin H. Greenberg, eds. (Bantam Spectra); SN

1992

"Auld Lang Boom," Asimov's, Oct; SC

1993

"Ships in the Night," Amazing Stories, Oct; SN, UPC

"Midnight Clear," Christmas Forever, David G. Hartwell, ed. (Tor); SN

"Talk Radio," Betcha Can't Read Just One, Alan Dean Foster, ed. (Ace)

1994

"Standard Candles," F&SF, Jan; SC

"Blinker," Analog, Mar; SN

"Windrider," Asimov's, Jul; SN

"Glory Days," F&SF, Aug

1995

"Ellie," Asimov's, May; SC

"Cruising Through Deuteronomy," F&SF, Jun, SC

1996

"Deus Tex," Realms of Fantasy, Feb; SN

""Holding Pattern," Realms of Fantasy, Dec

"Time Travelers Never Die," Asimov's, Apr; SC; HN
Also:
The Best Time Travel Stories of All Time, Barry Malzberg, ed. (ibooks), 2002;
Time Machines, Bill Adler, Jr., ed., (Carroll & Graf), 1998

1997

"Never Despair," Asimov's, Apr

"Variables," F7SF, Jul

1998

"Report from the Rear," Aboriginal, Spring; SN

"Good Intentions," with Stanley Schmidt, F&SF, Jun; SN, N

1999

"Dead in the Water," Not of Woman Born, Constance Ash, ed. (Roc); SN

2001

"Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City," Artemis, Summer; N Ob
Also:
Nebula Awards Showcase, Vonda N. McIntyre, ed. (Roc), 2004

2002

"Oculus," Analog, Jul/Aug; SN

2003

"The Law of Gravity Isn't Working on Rainbow Bridge," Limited edition by W. Paul Ganley, Apr

2004

"Windows," Adventures in Sol System, T. K. E. Weisskopf, ed, (Baen) Ob

"Act of God," Microcosms, Gregory Benford, ed. (Daw) Ob

"The Mission," Crossroads, F. Brett Cox and Andy Duncan, eds. (Tor) Ob

2005

"The Big Downtown," Down These Dark Spaceways, Mike Resnick, ed. (SFBC) Ob

"Henry James, This One's for You," Subterranean, #2, spring Ob

"Kaminsky At War," Forbidden Planets, Marvin Kaye, ed. (SFBC), release date not set

Nonfiction

Synopsis to The Hercules Text, I Have This Nifty Idea, Mike Resnick, ed. (Wildside), 2001

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