Artifact

Paperback. English. Publisher: Orbit. 2001. Good.

IN A 3500-YEAR-OLD MYCENAEAN TOMB AN ARTIFACT HAS BEEN UNEARTHED. AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE OBJECT IN AN IMPOSSIBLE PLACE; ITS AGE, PUROSE AND ORIGINS UNKNOWN. Its substance has scientists baffled. And the miracle it contains does not belong on this Earth. It is an enigma with no equal in recorded history and its discovery has unleashed a storm of intrigue, theft and espionage that is pushing nations to the brink of war. It is mankind's greatest discovery . and worst nightmare. IT MAY HAVE ALREADY OBLITERATED ONE WORLD, OURS IS NEXT.