Cauldron (McDevitt novel)

Cauldron is a science fiction novel by American author Jack McDevitt. It is the sixth novel in the Academy series, featuring Priscilla Hutchins.

Plot summary

In the series, humanity generally disregards spaceflight, and space exploration is in massive decline. In this novel, the space program is on the edge of being terminated. Then, a physicist named Jon Silvestri announces that he has completed a much faster, faster than light-speed engine. The characters in the novel will then use that engine to journey to the centre of the galaxy, mainly to observe the source of the mysterious "Omega clouds".

Reception

Kirkus describes the book as "Not peak McDevitt — slow to develop and not especially surprising — but workmanlike and brimming with the author's trademark low-key charms."