Artifact

Saturn's Legacy, Book 1

By: Joshua James

Narrated by: Paul Heitsch

FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, SATURN HID AN ALIEN SECRET. IN 2065, HUMANITY WILL FIND IT.

Carpenter Lowell is a disgraced Marine assigned to a remote US research station on Saturn's moon Enceladus, where scientists have made an extraordinary discovery in the ocean below. A special forces team, led by Lowell’s murderous former commanding officer, shows up to investigate. Almost immediately, everything begins to unravel. Something beneath the surface has been activated.

Soon every space force on Earth — American, Chinese, Russian, and more — is converging on the tiny moon, ready to start a war. But when a young archeologist with a knack for dead languages makes an amazing discovery of his own, Lowell realizes the stakes are higher than anyone could’ve imagined. He soon has no choice but to disobey orders and fight soldiers he helped train as he races to stop an unimaginable chain reaction that threatens the entire solar system. The countdown has begun...

Artifact, the first book in the Saturn's Legacy series, is a sci-fi thriller full of mystery, intrigue, and epic action from the depths of the ocean to the edge of outer space.

©2022 Joshua James (P)2024 Joshua James

Gripping Sci-Fi Thriller

I was entertained by book one of the "Saturn's Legacy" series. This was one of those stories that gripped my attention from the very beginning until the end. It was difficult for me to shut off the audiobook to go to sleep, and I couldn't wait to get it started again, once I had some free time. There was plenty of action. The political machinations kept my interest. The characters, Carpenter Lowell and the young archeologist Peter Chang, were fun. I liked their character arcs and their interactions as the story progressed. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. Paul Heitsch's narration was extraordinary, and his performance added to my enjoyment of the story. I was given a free copy of the audiobook, and I have voluntarily posted this review which included my opinions.

Loved this book!

Excellent story telling and the narrator is amazing. Highly recommended. Starting book 2 tonight. Can’t wait to see where this story goes.

Inter-galactic archeology meets wild west

An entertaining romp through our galaxy with plenty of action to keep the listener engaged.

interesting premise

Sold as 'Indiana Jones meets expanse' which is fairly accurate if you take the politics out of the expanse and kidnap Indiana Jones and chuck him into space with John McClain from die hard. Entertaining albeit short read. **spoilers - ending kind of shoehorns in an attempt at politics and then dives into the deep end (in a good way)

Great performance!

A solid story performed very well. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you like space and military stories, it’s a solid choice.