Novels, series

• Academy Series - Priscilla "Hutch" Hutchins
• The Engines of God (1994), ISBN 0-441-00077-0
• Deepsix (2001), ISBN 0-06-105124-1
• Chindi (2002), ISBN 0-441-00938-7
• Omega (2003), ISBN 0-441-01046-6
• Odyssey (2006), ISBN 0-441-01433-X
• Cauldron (2007), ISBN 0-441-01525-5

• Alex Benedict
• A Talent for War (1989) (also published as part of Hello Out There)
• Polaris (2004), ISBN 0-441-01202-7
• Seeker (2005) - winner of Nebula Award for Best Novel, ISBN 0-441-01329-5
• The Devil's Eye (2008), ISBN 0-441-01635-9
• Echo (2010), ISBN 0-441-01924-2

Novels, stand-alone

• The Hercules Text (1986) (a revised version was also published as part of Hello Out There)
• Ancient Shores (1996)
• Eternity Road (1998)
• Moonfall (1998)
• Infinity Beach (2000) (variant title (UK) Slow Lightning)
• Time Travelers Never Die (2009)

Short stories (partial list)

• "The Emerson Effect" (1981)
• "The Far Shore" (1982)
• "Black to Move" (1982)
• "Crossing Over" (1983)
• "The Jersey Rifle" (1983)
• "Cryptic" (1983)
• "Melville on Iapetus" (1983)
• "Translations from the Colosian" (1984)
• "Promises to Keep" (1984)
• "Tidal Effects" (1985)
• "Voice in the Dark" (1986)
• "Combinations" (1986)
• "Dutchman" (1987)
• "To Hell with the Stars" (1987)
• "In the Tower" (1987)
• "Sunrise" (1988)
• "Last Contact" (1988)
• "The Fort Moxie Branch" (1988)
• "Whistle" (1989)
• "Leap of Faith" (1989)
• "Time's Arrow" (1989)
• "Tracks" (1989)
• "It's a Long Way to Alpha Centauri" (1990)
• "Happy Birthday" (1990)
• "Lake Agassiz" (1991)
• "Ships in the Night" (1993)
• "Midnight Clear" (1993)
• "Talk Radio" (1993)
• "Time Travelers Never Die" (1996)
• "Dead in the Water" (1999)
• "Good Intentions" (1999) (with Stanley Schmidt)
• "Oculus" (2002)
• "The Law of Gravity Isn't Working on Rainbow Bridge" (2003)
• "Act of God" (2004)
• "The Cassandra Project" (2010)

Collections

• Standard Candles (Tachyon Press, 1996)
• Hello Out There (Meisha Merlin, 2000) (omnibus edition of A Talent for War and a revised The Hercules Text)
• Ships in the Night (AAB, 2005)
• Outbound (ISFiC Press, 2006), ISBN 0-9759156-4-9
• Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt (Subterranean Press, February 2009), ISBN 978-1-59606-195-8

Introductions

• Pellucidar (Bison Frontiers of Imagination) (2002)

• Nebula Best Short Story nominee (1983) : Cryptic
• Philip K. Dick Award (special citation) (1986) : The Hercules Text [1]
• Nebula Best Short Story nominee (1988) : "The Fort Moxie Branch"
• Hugo Best Short Story nominee (1989) : "The Fort Moxie Branch"
• International UPC Science Fiction Award winner (1993) : "Ships in the Night" (first English language winner) [2]
• Nebula Best Novella nominee (1996) : "Time Travelers Never Die"
• Arthur C. Clarke Best Novel nominee (1997) : Engines of God [3]
• Hugo Best Novella nominee (1997) : "Time Travelers Never Die"
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (1997) : Ancient Shores [4]
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (1998) : Moonfall [5]
• Nebula Best Novelette nominee (1999) : "Good Intentions" (co-writer Stanley Schmidt)
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2000) : Infinity Beach [6]
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel nominee (2001) : Infinity Beach [7]
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel nominee (2002) : Deepsix [8]
• Nebula Best Short Story nominee (2002) : "Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City"
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2003) : Chindi [9]
• Campbell Award winner (2004) : Omega [10]
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2004) : Omega [11]
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2005) : Polaris [12]
• Nebula Best Novel winner (2006) : Seeker [13]
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel nominee (2006) : Seeker [14]
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Novel nominee (2007) : Odyssey [15]
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2007) : Odyssey [16]
• Nebula Best Novel nominee (2008) : Cauldron [17]