2023 book #27. 2023. Benedict chases ancient artifacts. He and his partners chase after an alien village which seems to have disappeared. Long and boring with everything happening in the last 20 pages or so. This is the 9th book of a series and I won't be reading another one. ( )

McDevitt, Jack. Village in the Sky. Saga Press, 2023. Alex Benedict 9.
Antiquities dealer Alex Benedict and his comely pilot Chase Kolpath have been searching for the remains of extraterrestrial life and some lost pieces of terrestrial life since A Talent for War (1989). One reviewer called the series “cozy science fiction” because the culture never gets far from its mid-twentieth-century American roots. I suppose the snark is deserved, but such familiarity can make for an entertaining read. It is hard not to smile at another opportunity for Alex and his crew aboard the Belle-Marie to search for alien life. The series builds its character relationships and culture over time, so Village in the Sky should not be the first Alex Benedict book you read. In fact, go ahead, read them all in order. It will be a cozy experience you will enjoy. 4 stars. ( )