In an isolated Alaskan town, the local sheriff uncovers a secret lab where generative AI and bioprinting have unleashed something monstrous . . .
Sheriff Colton Graves prefers the quiet life in Ravens Rest, Alaska, a remote town accessible only by tunnel and home to a hardy mix of locals and secrets buried in the ice. But when a camel wanders down Main Streetits head grotesquely sprouting a dozen eyesColton knows his quiet days are over. The bizarre incident leads him to NovaGen, a nearby research facility constructed inside a Cold War bunker, buried in the mountains above town. There, a trail of blood and eerie silence hints at something far more sinister than an escaped animal experiment.
With his deputiesthe sharp-witted Tali and rookie EthanColton recruits a few trusted locals, including the unshakable Marit, Talis sister; the intimidating Grizz Norval; and Edgar Old Red Rydell, an aging man plagued by demons from when he worked at the bunker during its covert days.
Together, they investigate the abandoned lab. What begins as a search for missing scientists soon reveals chilling evidence: pools of blood without bodies, cryptic warnings left behind, a bloody six-fingered handprint, and the revelation of a generative AI capable of printing living organisms. As they descend deeper into the lab, it becomes clear the answers they seek may come at a terrifying costand what was made in the dark may not be content to stay there.
New York Times and #1 Audible bestselling author, Jeremy Robinson reclaims his title as one of the best Michael Crichton successors with this harrowing blend of suspense, science, and survival. Artifact takes readers into a frozen abyss where innovation and nightmares collide.
