Omega (McDevitt novel)

Omega
Author	Jack McDevitt
Cover artist	Danilo Ducak
Language	English
Series	Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
Genre	Science fiction, Mystery fiction
Publisher	Ace Books
Publication date	2003 (Hardcover edition)
Media type	Print (Paperback & Hardback)
ISBN	0-441-01046-6
Preceded by	Chindi
Followed by	Odyssey

Last updated January 19, 2026

Omega is a book by Jack McDevitt that won the John W. Campbell Award, and was nominated for the Nebula Award in 2004.^[1]

The mystery surrounding the destructive "Omega Clouds" (which are introduced in The Engines of God) is left unexplored until Omega.^[2]

Plot summary

A world of humanoid beings is discovered to be in the path of an Omega cloud, mysterious clouds of energy floating in space which attack and destroy anything with right angles. Hutch is part of an expedition to save them if possible, using a strikingly new discovery.

References

↑ "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved August 3, 2009.
↑ Author's Comment: Omega Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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[WWE-1996-1] "1996 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved August 3, 2009.

[omega_comments-2] Author's Comment: Omega Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Novels by Jack McDevitt
Academy series	The Engines of God (1994) Deepsix (2001) Chindi (2002) Omega (2003) Odyssey (2006) Cauldron (2007) Starhawk (2013) The Long Sunset (2018)
Alex Benedict series	A Talent for War (1989) Polaris (2004) Seeker (2005) The Devil's Eye (2008) Echo (2010) Firebird (2011) Coming Home (2014) Octavia Gone (2019) Village in the Sky (2023)
Ancient Shores series	Ancient Shores (1996) Thunderbird (2015) Doorway to the Stars (2024)
Others	The Hercules Text (1986) Eternity Road (1998) Moonfall (1998) Infinity Beach (2000) Time Travelers Never Die (2009) The Cassandra Project (2012)