Artifact - Softcover

Anderson, Kevin J.; Wilson, F. Paul; Costello, Matthew J.; Berliner, Janet

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103 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765340259 ISBN 13: 9780765340252

Publisher: Tor Books, 2005

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Four bestselling authors combine their unique talents in an action-packed novel that delivers enough excitement, intrigue, suspense and adventure for a lifetime. This potent collaboration started with Janet Berliner, who has always been fascinated by the danger and thrill of daredevils. She challenged the most exciting writers she knew to write stories about the most daring, death-defying risks they could imagine. When the results came in, the four writers realized that they had something extraordinary; not stories, but the seeds of a tremendously exciting novel. The excitement starts when oilman Frik van Alman uncovers four strange stones that lay in an underwater cavern, until his oil drill draws them to the surface in the course of an exploratory drilling off the shore of Venezuela. The stones are eerie, unearthly, and have strange properties that might make them nothing less than the solution to the world's energy problems. But, before Frik can do anything about them, they disappear. All he can do is challenge the Daredevil's Club, his closest friends, who consider risk a way of life, to find the stones before they are lost forever. They'll have to do battle with eco-terrorists, overcome double-dealing, and dodge death more than once before the final puzzle is complete and they confront an awesome power never before seen by mankind.

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Review:

"Artifact is fun, exotic, and fast. The only part of the ending you'll guess is that it's good."--New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond "A fascinating page-turner with enough spellbinding intrigue to last . . . Full of action with terrific characters and a fast moving plot."--New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler ""Artifact" is fun, exotic, and fast. The only part of the ending you'll guess is that it's good. And the characters are as exotic and fascinating as its settings, and the story itself." "--New York Times" bestselling author Larry Bond "A fascinating page-turner with enough spellbinding intrigue to last until the authors' next tale. Full of action with terrific characters and a fast moving plot." "--New York Times" bestselling author Clive Cussler on "Artifact" " A fascinating page-turner with enough spellbinding intrigue to last . . . Full of action with terrific characters and a fast moving plot." ""Artifact is fun, exotic, and fast. The only part of the ending you'll guess is that it's good. And the characters are as exotic and fascinating as its settings, and the story itself." "--New York Times bestselling author Larry Bond "A fascinating page-turner with enough spellbinding intrigue to last until the authors' next tale. Full of action with terrific characters and a fast moving plot." "--New York Times bestselling author Clive Cussler on "Artifact

From the Back Cover:

A Force like No Other

Paul rotated the assembly back, felt the chill again, and then the bulb flared, sixty watts climbing to one hundred. All the lamps in the room seemed to have doubled their wattage. The overhead fan whined and jittered, sounding as if it was about to take off.

He heard Frik gasp. "What the hell?"

"Check out the Bunsens," Paul said, keeping his eye on the telltale piece.
"They're almost out."

Paul lowered the assembly, and the light dimmed, the Bunsen flames grew.

Frik stared at it. "That's doing it?"

Paul nodded.

"Free energy?" Frik said, still pale. "No such thing as free energy. No such thing as free anything."

"And there's one more thing you should know."

Frik looked at him bleakly. "I don't know if I can handle another revelation right now. But go ahead."

Paul held up the assembly. "I don't think this is all of it. It looks like there's a piece missing."

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