The Artifact (First Contact) - bookrastinating.com

eBook, 314 pages

Published Dec. 15, 2023

ASIN:: B0CLL1NKXM

Five hundred miles from the Mediterranean, deep in the interior of Libya, lost in the heart of the Sahara itself, lies an oasis trapped in the past. With no surface water, Harat Zuwayyah barely supports any life at all. The scorching wind howls across the desert, driving the sand and threatening to bury the village. Professor Susan Taylor is excavating an Egyptian tomb dated to 4500 BCE. She uncovers the mummified remains of a wealthy family that died on the trade route, revealing insights into a lost culture, but it's the talisman watching over the grave that causes her heart to race. Red eyes glow from the back of the cave...

FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather …

Five hundred miles from the Mediterranean, deep in the interior of Libya, lost in the heart of the Sahara itself, lies an oasis trapped in the past. With no surface water, Harat Zuwayyah barely supports any life at all. The scorching wind howls across the desert, driving the sand and threatening to bury the village. Professor Susan Taylor is excavating an Egyptian tomb dated to 4500 BCE. She uncovers the mummified remains of a wealthy family that died on the trade route, revealing insights into a lost culture, but it's the talisman watching over the grave that causes her heart to race. Red eyes glow from the back of the cave...

FIRST CONTACT is a series of stand-alone novels that explore humanity's first interaction with extraterrestrial life. This series is similar to BLACK MIRROR or THE TWILIGHT ZONE in that the series is based on a common theme rather than common characters. This allows these books to be read in any order. Technically, they're all first as they all deal with how we might initially respond to contact with aliens, exploring the social, political, religious, and scientific aspects of First Contact.

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Gary reviewed The Artifact (First Contact) by Peter Cawdron (First Contact)

One of my favorites by Mr Cawdron!

5 stars

The First Contact series is sort-of an anthology of different stories or ideas of how "First Contact" might occur. The Artifact is the latest in Mr Cawdron's series and maybe one of my favorites. The story is about a lot of speculation and action that finally culminates in a disagreement of theories and how to proceed. The Artifact follows many of these stories showing how human nature will always be the disrupting factor in any potential First Contact. This book is really well written with very descriptive backstories and scenes, well-developed characters, and climax that doesn't end when you think it does. In fact, the "ending" is a bit of a surprise, followed by a follow-up that is even more fascinating, and then a short chapter that could be the introduction to a part 2! I loved this book and can't wait for more First Contact stories.