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The Artifact: A Novel of Alien Contact

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The premise of this noveltte is good and could have been developed into a great story but, it wasn't. The characters were shallow and simplistic and, never really developed. The dialogue was clumsy. The characters conversed like 12-year-old children instead of the rugged smugglers and adventurers they were supposed to be. The actions of the characters were also, more like children than adults.

The plot was simple and predictable without the excitement one would expect from an adventure into the unknown. The alien was remimescent of those depected in the old

Twilight Zone episodes and the interaction between the alien and the humans was unrealistic and unbelievable.

The science was very weak and it seemed as though the author didn't really understand the concepts. He felt that it was necessary to explain what an Astronomical Unit was but his "FLT drive" and the "White Hole" were completely skipped over.

This may have been a good read for a 10-year-old if it wasn't for the lame attempt at sexual situations between the characters. It was NOT worth the $3.19 Kindle price.

This book was defiantly written by a guy who does not really know how a woman thinks. The lead character is a woman who's name is Sally. She is supposed to be this fiercely independent person who is the best space ship pilot in the universe. While you can feel the love she has for her ship, her human relations leave much to be desired. The dialog is kind of predicable and without substance. Her love interest is her ex husband named Rho. There is supposed to be chemistry still between them, but you honestly dont feel it. She acts more like a 12 year old boy than she does a woman. The two men in the story are very weak and also act like little boys who just learned how to cuss who are pretending to be men. Real men do not go to their room and cry many nights on end. The story is interesting, but I wish there was more to it. As soon as it gets interesting the book ends. It feels like the writer lost his will to write and just threw in an ending. Great story idea though just needs more toward the end. The writer also leaves it open for a sequel which I would gladly read. If you are looking for some light weight, read in one day science fiction, then this is the story for you. I just wish that the characters felt more real and that the author spent more time making the story last. The technology was perfect; sometimes I feel to much is put into describing future technology and it takes away from the story, this book does not get you lost in technology.

I also love how the characters would get worried about supplies getting low. My biggest complaint is that the female character was written by someone with no clue as to how a strong female would think and act. I also hate how the main male character acted unlike a strong male character. Rho didn't act like this hard core black market rebel that he was supposed to be. My advice to the author would be to spend some time surrounded by some marine men and women to get a feel for how the characters would really behave and think. People who have been in sticky situations that have made out alive.

I just read how negative this review sounds and I don't mean to be negative. It is a cute story and it also got my imagination going. I also wish that there was more archeology in it as well, (the name makes you think of archeology). Hopefully the author will write some more adventures and possibly develop the characters better. It is an excellent read for the price.