Artifact

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In an isolated Alaskan town, the local sheriff uncovers a secret lab where generative AI and bioprinting have unleashed grotesque, living anomalies--and now something monstrous is loose. Sheriff Colton Graves prefers the quiet life in Raven's 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 Street--its head grotesquely sprouting a dozen eyes--Colton 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 deputies--the sharp-witted Tali and rookie Ethan--Colton recruits a few trusted locals, including the unshakable Marit, Tali's 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 Cold War 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 new technology: a generative AI capable of printing living organisms. As they descend deeper into the lab, it becomes clear that the answers they seek may come at a terrifying cost--and that what was made in the dark may not be content to stay there. New York Times-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 nightmare collide.

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Artifact: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult horror thriller contains graphic body horror (creatures with grotesque mutations), strong violence, blood and gore, and disturbing scientific horror elements. The setting and premise evoke visceral terror.