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

A Captivating Listen!

While technically falling short of perfection, the story is as addictive as a space opera can get! And the ending doesn’t disappoint! ‘Though I have to admit that it didn’t quite end the way I was expecting it to.

I can’t wait to sink my teeth into the next book in the series! I’m hoping that it will answer some questions that were left unanswered by this book!

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.

Decent Plot but teenage dialogue

The plot was interesting but the actual story and dialogue is like something my 13 year old would enjoy. I actually had to go back and check it as an adult book and not pre-teen. The dialogue is wooden to say the least. The story is light and lacking detail or character.
I hate being so negative but this book is not the best.

Fantastic

I found it to be a fantastic story great storyline four intrigue, suspense, deceit, lots and lots of action well worth listening to

a fun read

A fun tale and clearly read and performed. Looking foreward to the next book in the trilogy.

Sci-fi

I’m so glad to have found Mr. James. Takes me back to when I first discovered science fiction.

New sci Fi series

Will have to listen to book 2 in order to know for sure how good this is overall - but certainly is enticing to buy the 2nd

Really fun!

I liked how the author shared characters in detail with expansive scene descriptions. Enjoyable story to hear.

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.