Artifact

Artifact

by Gregory Benford (Author)

Synopsis

A small cube of black rock has been unearthed in a 3500-year-old Mycenaean tomb. An incomprehensible object in an impossible place; its age, its purpose and its origins are unknown. Its discovery has unleashed a storm of intrigue, theft and espionage, and is pushing nations to the brink of war. Its substance has scientists baffled. And the miracle it contains does not belong on this Earth. It is mystery and madness - an enigma with no equal in recorded history. It is mankind's greatest discovery ...and worst nightmare. It may already have obliterated a world. Ours is next. For more information on this or any other Orbit book, visit the Orbit website at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 05 Jul 2001

ISBN 10: 1841490628
ISBN 13: 9781841490625
Book Overview: * Anticipated review coverage in the specialist press * BOGOF shrink-wrap pack containing 15 each of ARTIFACT & THE MARTIAN RACE * To be submitted for specialist trade promotions * On-line activity to include author interviews and articles * To be included in the Orbit electronic newsletter and on the Orbit web-site at www.orbitbooks.co.uk

Media Reviews
Benford is a scientist who writes with verve and insight not only about black holes and cosmic strings but about human desires and fears * New York TIMES BOOK REVIEW *
A major book by a major author and highly recommended * BOOKLIST *
Benford has created an explosive scenario * LOS ANGELES TIMES *
Author Bio
Gregory Benford, as well as being author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed science fiction novels, is a professor of physics at the University of California at Irvine.