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Cover of The Second Artifact

The Second Artifact

David Collins (2024-10-09)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Artifact #
Setting
CSM age13

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureFound FamilyHumorFriendship

Tropes

Ancient ArtifactFish out of WaterFound FamilyFellowshipFirst ContactAI CompanionPortal FantasyQuest

Themes

First ContactAI ConsciousnessPower and CorruptionResponsibilityExplorationPolitical IntrigueScientific Ethics

Synopsis

In the first book, Ben had ordered a strange object from eBay. It turned out to be the missing part from an alien spacecraft. One with an AI that needed a crew so it could pass itself off as a non-AI ship. Having survived their first adventure in space, they now had a new, larger, and much faster ship. Returning to Earth should have been the easy part. They also had a wedding to plan. Unfortunately, nothing goes as planned. They are sent to a new destination in space to meet with a new alien species, with whom the other aliens' first contact didn't go very smoothly. Along the way, they stumble across a new artifact, something ancient and possibly more dangerous than anything they have encountered. What do you do with a piece of technology that can upset the balance of power in the galaxy?

Tags

Space OperaSci-Fi AdventureHumorous SFLight Science Fiction