Artifact Published:2005 Rating: ★★★ Tags: Energy development, Action Adventure, Mystery Detective, Astrogeology, General, Suspense, Thrillers, Fiction Energy developmentttt Action Adventurettt Mystery Detectivettt Astrogeologyttt Generalttt Suspensettt Thrillersttt Fictionttt SUMMARY: The Prize: Unlimited Power Six adrenalin junkies who call themselves the Daredevils Club hold the fate of the world in their hands. In an ancient undersea cavern, one of them, oil man Frik van Alman, discovers a set of stones that are unlike anything else on Earth. Fitted together, the stones form an object that promises limitless free energy for the world. After a terrified scientist scatters the pieces, the club members race to retrieve them. Each knows that whoever reassembles the unique device will have unlimited power at his or her fingertips. Can anyone be trusted? In a thrilling adventure that stretches from deep beneath the Caribbean to the penthouses of Las Vegas, friend battles friend for control of the Artifact. Books by Kevin J. Anderson Dune: The Butlerian Jihad (with Brian Herbert) Ignition (with Doug Beason) Books by F. Paul Wilson The Haunted Air Conspiracies Legacies The Tomb Deep as the Marrow Implant Available from Tom Doherty Associates www.ebookyes.com This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or used fictitiously. ARTIFACT: A DAREDEVILS CLUB ADVENTURE Copyright (c) 2003 by Janet Berliner, Matthew J. Costello, F. Paul Wilson, and Wordfire, Inc. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form. Edited by James Frenkel A Forge Book Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC 175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010 www.tor.com Forge(r) is a registered trademark of Tom Doherty Associates, LLC. ISBN: 0-312-71006-2 First Edition: May 2003 Contents Acknowledgments Prologue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 Epilogue About the Authors Acknowledgments The authors wish to thank Robert L. Fleck, without whose hard work and dedication this book never could have been completed. Also Laurie Harper, an excellent agent and friend. And finally Jim Frenkel and the staff at Forge Books for making the editorial process smooth and enjoyable. Additionally, thanks are due to our Grenadian friends Moses Findley, George Grant, and Winston, as well as Rebecca Moesta and Catherine Sidor.